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Factory: Héraud-Leroy factory
Tin-glazed earthenware dish on low foot painted in blue with tow male figures amidst trees and shrubs
Pale buff earhenware, tin-glazed overall and painted in blue. The circular dish has shallow curved sides and an everted rim, and stands on a low foot, pierced by two holes. The top is painted with male figures walking in amidst highly stylized exotic trees and plants with large insects flying in the spaces. The edge is encircled by two narrow lines and a wider line. There are three peg marks on the rim. On the reverse there is a blue smudge and a few blue speckles close to the rim.
History note: Unknown before donor, Louis C.G. Clarke, MA, Cambridge
Given by L.C.G. Clarke, MA
Diameter: 30.6 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1939-08-10) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1730
CE
-
1750
CE
Formerly attributed to Moustiers, but the blue decoration resembles dishes attributed to the Héraud-Leroy factory in Marseilles in the mid 18th century.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( blue from cobalt)
Foot
Diameter 13 cm
pale buff
Earthenware
rather uneven on the reverse
Tin-glaze
Tin-glazing : Pale buff earthenware tin-glazed, and painted in blue
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label with cut corners and blue printed border
Accession number: EC.27-1939
Primary reference Number: 76926
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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