Dish
ca. 1765 (made)
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Oval, the border with shell-like scalloping painted in green and black and with waved edge, the centre painted with flowers
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Dish, earthenware, possibly for asparagus, made by Meillonnas pottery factory, ca. 1765, France. |
| Physical description | Oval, the border with shell-like scalloping painted in green and black and with waved edge, the centre painted with flowers |
| Credit line | Given by Monsieur Albert Bichet |
| Object history | Acquisition type: Gift |
| Production | Acquired as Niderviller; this attribution was questioned by Dr Hans Hang; reattributed to Meillonnas by Emile Dreyfus (see his 'Note realative aux faience a fond jaune ade Meillonnas', Freunde du Schweizer Keramik Mitteillungsblatt, no. 24, July 1953). For a similar plate attributed to Meillonas and dated to about 1765 see Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, exhibition catalogue, 'Faïences Françaies, XVIe-XVIIIe siècles', 1980, cat. 126., where it is noted that Sceaux also made similar wares. |
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| Accession number | C.95-1910 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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