Plate
about 1787 (made)
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With blue border with gilt pattern of dots, the centre painted in colours with a bird, and the border painted with panels of birds in landscapes and with medallions with insects
The base inscribed with the names of the birds depicted: 'martins-pècheur du sènègal', 'geaÿ bleu, du canada', hirondelle de la martinique' and 'hirondelle à ventre blanc, de caÿenne'
The base inscribed with the names of the birds depicted: 'martins-pècheur du sènègal', 'geaÿ bleu, du canada', hirondelle de la martinique' and 'hirondelle à ventre blanc, de caÿenne'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Physical description | With blue border with gilt pattern of dots, the centre painted in colours with a bird, and the border painted with panels of birds in landscapes and with medallions with insects The base inscribed with the names of the birds depicted: 'martins-pècheur du sènègal', 'geaÿ bleu, du canada', hirondelle de la martinique' and 'hirondelle à ventre blanc, de caÿenne' |
| Gallery label | Gallery 128 Decant 2003
The plate is from a service that Philippe duc d'Orleans (later known as Philippe Egalité) commissioned from the Tournai porcelain factory in 1787. It consisted of 1603 pieces. The service was dispersed at the time of the French Revoloution and is now scattered throughout museums and private collections. The birds are copied from illustrations in the comte de Buffon's Histoire Naturelle de Oiseaux (1770-86). The bird painting has been attributed to Joseph Meyer.(07/06/2004) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr John George Joicey |
| Object history | Apparently from a service that Philippe duc d'Orléans (later known as Philippe Egalité) commissioned from the Tournai porcelain factory in 1787. It consisted of 1603 pieces. The service was dispersed at the time of the French Revoloution and is now scattered throughout museums and private collections. See Mireille Jottrand, 'Porcelaines de Tournai. Les services du duc d'Orléans et de Mgr de Salm-Riefferscheide (acuisitions récent)', Cahiers de Mariemont, vol. 3, 1972, pp. 53-7). |
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| Accession number | CIRC.770-1919 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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