Plate
ca. 1760-ca. 1765 (made)
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Painted in pink with Watteauesque figures, partly bordered with rococo scrolls, the border painted with insects
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in pink enamel |
| Brief description | Earthenware plate, Watteauesque figures and insects in pink enamel, by Niderviller pottery and porcelain factory, France, ca. 1760-ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Painted in pink with Watteauesque figures, partly bordered with rococo scrolls, the border painted with insects |
| Credit line | Given by Monsieur Albert Bichet |
| Object history | The pair bears a paper label 'COLLECTION A. PLOQUIN'. Part of lot 176 of the Ploquin sale, Paris, 23 May 1896 Acquisition type: Gift |
| Production | The pair to this piece is illustrated in A. Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 77, where dated to the Custine period, 1770-84; others similar but lacking rococo scrolls are illustrated in Dorothée Guillemé Brulon, Strasbourg & Niderviller - Sources et rayonnement, Histoire de la Faïence Francaise, Paris, 1999, p. 67, where dated to c. 1765, and Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, exhibition catalogue, 'Faïences Françaies, XVIe-XVIIIe siècles', 1980, cat. 228-9, where dated to c. 1755-65 |
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| Bibliographic reference | The pair to this is illustrated A. Lane, French Faïence, 1948, pl. 77B |
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| Accession number | C.124-1910 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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