Vase
1867 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Little is known about Faugeron & Dupuis who were, possibly, a decorating firm rather than a manufacturer. Their premises were in rue du Faubourg, St Denis, Paris, from where this vase and its pair were purchased. In the catalogue to the international exhibition, Paris, 1867, in which these vases were shown, the company was advertised as exhibiting 'porcelain; decorated porcelain and earthenware'. Naturalism was a recurring 19th century theme which was condemned by critics as unsuitable and inappropriate at the Great Exhibition held in London in 1851. Nevertheless it survived in various forms in the painterly, full-blown style shown here in the 1860s.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Vase, one of a pair, earthenware painted in colours, posisbly decorated by Faugeron & Dupuis, Paris, France, 1867 |
| Physical description | Vase, one of a pair. Elongated slightly bulbous body, out-turned rim, low foot rim. Painted in colours with jungle and aquatic plants and water fowl. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | One of a pair with 758A-1869. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Association | |
| Summary | Little is known about Faugeron & Dupuis who were, possibly, a decorating firm rather than a manufacturer. Their premises were in rue du Faubourg, St Denis, Paris, from where this vase and its pair were purchased. In the catalogue to the international exhibition, Paris, 1867, in which these vases were shown, the company was advertised as exhibiting 'porcelain; decorated porcelain and earthenware'. Naturalism was a recurring 19th century theme which was condemned by critics as unsuitable and inappropriate at the Great Exhibition held in London in 1851. Nevertheless it survived in various forms in the painterly, full-blown style shown here in the 1860s. |
| Bibliographic reference | L'Opinion Nationale June 24, 1867 (Press Cuttings Library)
Catalogue to international exhibition, Paris, 1867 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 758-1869 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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