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Pair of Plates (Assiettes)

c. 1748–51
manufacturer

Vincennes Porcelain Factory

(France, 1740–56)
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Culture
France, Vincennes
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration
Measurements
Diameter: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection 1961.7
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Though the Vincennes porcelain factory had a royal privilege for gilding as early as 1745, it was not until 1748 that they were able to put this process into practice when they bought the secret to its production from Benedictine monk, Hippolyte Lefleure.

Description

Known as “German flowers,” naturalistic floral compositions painted on Meissen factory porcelain in the 1740s influenced the paintings of French and English porcelain factories. At the Vincennes factory in the 1750s, botanically accurate flower paintings were regularly represented. The flowers seen here take inspiration from Meissen, while at the same time representing an early attempt at a distinctly French style of porcelain painting that emphasized bright, clear colors.
Two white porcelain plates feature scalloped, gold-trimmed edges. Each center contains a painted bouquet of pink, purple, and blue flowers with branching green leaves. Smaller floral sprays decorate the rims. On the left plate, sprays sit at the top right, bottom right, and middle left. The right plate features sprays at the top, bottom left, and bottom right. Smooth, white surfaces emphasize the delicate, layered petals and slender, intertwining stems.

Pair of Plates (Assiettes)

c. 1748–51

Vincennes Porcelain Factory

(France, 1740–56)
France, Vincennes

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