Drawing
circa 1800 (made)
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Pierre Louis Dagoty's porcelain was characterised by the use of vivid colours and the thick application of burnished gold leaf. He borrowed from the repertoire of Neoclassical ornament but his designs also included Egyptian and Chinoiseries motifs.
Dagoty's elegant ceramics won him the patronage of Empress Joséphine. At the height of production, in 1807, he employed over a hundred workers, and exported his wares to Russia. After the fall of the First French Empire in 1814, manufacture continued under the Duchesse d'Angoulême, the only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.
Between 1816 and 1820, Dagoty worked in partnership with François Maurice Honoré. In 1817. Dagoty and Honoré received a commission from President James Monroe of the United States for a dinner service and matching dessert service.
Dagoty's elegant ceramics won him the patronage of Empress Joséphine. At the height of production, in 1807, he employed over a hundred workers, and exported his wares to Russia. After the fall of the First French Empire in 1814, manufacture continued under the Duchesse d'Angoulême, the only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.
Between 1816 and 1820, Dagoty worked in partnership with François Maurice Honoré. In 1817. Dagoty and Honoré received a commission from President James Monroe of the United States for a dinner service and matching dessert service.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and wash |
| Brief description | Page from the Dagoty porcelain manufacturer's pattern book showing designs of cups |
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| Gallery label | Page from a porcelain manufacturer’s pattern book
About 1800
Pierre-Louis Dagoty founded a porcelain factory in Paris in 1800. Its designs quickly became fashionable, and Dagoty was given official patronage by the Empress Josephine. His porcelain was in the prevailing Empire style, characterised by geometric forms, bold colour and rich gilding. Here gilding is indicated by yellow areas.
France (Paris)
From the Dagoty porcelain factory
Pen and watercolour over pencil
(09/12/2015) |
| Summary | Pierre Louis Dagoty's porcelain was characterised by the use of vivid colours and the thick application of burnished gold leaf. He borrowed from the repertoire of Neoclassical ornament but his designs also included Egyptian and Chinoiseries motifs. Dagoty's elegant ceramics won him the patronage of Empress Joséphine. At the height of production, in 1807, he employed over a hundred workers, and exported his wares to Russia. After the fall of the First French Empire in 1814, manufacture continued under the Duchesse d'Angoulême, the only surviving child of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette. Between 1816 and 1820, Dagoty worked in partnership with François Maurice Honoré. In 1817. Dagoty and Honoré received a commission from President James Monroe of the United States for a dinner service and matching dessert service. |
| Bibliographic reference | See Régine de Plinval de Guillebon, Dagoty à Paris. La manufacture de porcelaine de l'Impératrice (Paris, 2006). |
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| Accession number | D.684-1901 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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