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
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, glazed and gilded |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, porcelain with a lustrous light grey glaze and gilded, manufactured at Gilet et Brianchon porcelain factory, Paris, ca. 1862 |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of porcelain, covered with a lustrous light grey glaze and decorated with gilding. |
| 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 | 3954&A-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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