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FDA-E.3190-2021

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FDA-E.3190-2021

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Title

Flore Dite La Belle Jardinière

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Common name

Description

Coloured print of an cermic dish, with relief decoration depicting a garden with a seated woman holding flowers in both hands; in the background are two women, a man gardening and a building

Comments

This print was a plate in the 1862 publication 'Monographie de l'oeuvre de Bernard Palissy: suivie d'un choix de ses continuateurs ou imitateurs' by Alexandre Sauzay (1804-1870), a monograph on the French Huguenot potter Bernard Palissy (c.1510–c.1589).

'Flore Dite la Belle Jardinière' (or 'Flora Known as the Beautiful Gardener') is an example of Palissy's polychrome lead-glazed earthenware from the collection of a Mr Dutuit of Rouen.

Description

Dimensions

height (frame): 385mm
width (frame): 450mm

Inscription

Inscribed in pencil below image, lower centre: 'Flore dite la belle Jardinière - Collection Dutuit'

Material

ink
paper
watercolour

Materials & techniques note

Coloured lithograph with watercolour

Production

Date

1862
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