Tondino with Figures in a Landscape

CultureFrench

ManufacturedNevers, France

Datelate 17th Century

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)

DimensionsOverall: 7.5 × 34.3 cm (2 15/16 × 13 1/2 in.)

Markingspattern of images on bottom of plate

DescriptionThis plate demonstrates the convergence of various sources of artistic influences, making it a truly cross-cultural object. Its tondino shape, characterised by a broad flat rim, is borrowed from Italian maiolica. The dish’s decoration with European and Chinese figures in a garden rendered in monochrome blue demonstrates the impact of Chinese porcelain, while the loose, spontaneous brushwork shows the influence of the wares produced in Savona in the region of Liguria. Plates in this shape would have been used to serve thick soups or dishes with sauces, or alternatively to display a pyramid of fruit.

Credit LineThe Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.

Object numberG14.4.11

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

French Earthenware - Faïence

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