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Cup and Saucer

ca 1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jules-Joseph-Henri Brianchon (d. 1880) worked in partnership with his brother-in-law, a M. Gillet, from several Paris addresses between 1855 and 1880. In 1857 he patented couleurs nacrées ('pearly colours') based on bismuth-gold, uranium and palladium salts. This lustrous glaze became the firm's speciality, applied to many wares in a variety of style. Indeed, a critic at the international exhibition, London, 1862, where this cup and saucer were shown, felt their use of the technique was neither discriminating nor novel. However, the jury's Report thought the wares of 'extreme brilliancy and the delicacy of the tints'..would counter any 'objection that might arise on the charge of meretricious glitter'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cups
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with lustrous glaze
Brief description
Cup and saucer, porcelain with a lustrous light yellow glaze, manufactured at Gilet et Brianchon porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1862
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, covered with a lustrous light yellow glaze.
Marks and inscriptions
'G. B. BREVETÉ PARIS' in an oval panel (Maker's mark printed in black)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
From the International Exhibition of 1862. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Association
Summary
Jules-Joseph-Henri Brianchon (d. 1880) worked in partnership with his brother-in-law, a M. Gillet, from several Paris addresses between 1855 and 1880. In 1857 he patented couleurs nacrées ('pearly colours') based on bismuth-gold, uranium and palladium salts. This lustrous glaze became the firm's speciality, applied to many wares in a variety of style. Indeed, a critic at the international exhibition, London, 1862, where this cup and saucer were shown, felt their use of the technique was neither discriminating nor novel. However, the jury's Report thought the wares of 'extreme brilliancy and the delicacy of the tints'..would counter any 'objection that might arise on the charge of meretricious glitter'.
Bibliographic reference
see 7739-1862
Collection
Accession number
3952&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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