Charger with Exotic Landscape
AttributionAttributed to
Madeleine Héraud
AttributionAttributed to the Manufacture of
Louis Leroy
CultureFrench
OriginMarseille, France
Dateca.1750
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faïence)
DimensionsOverall: 4.4 × 46.1 × 34.2 cm (1 3/4 × 18 1/8 × 13 7/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionWarriors, pineapples and coconut trees… This charger featuring an exotic landscape evokes images of distant lands which most Europeans only encountered through the travel narratives that circulated since the Renaissance, providing perhaps an imaginary conception of the Caribbean islands where France had colonies. The Manufacture of Madeleine Héraud and Louis Leroy was, along with the Veuve Perrin, the most important and prosperous faience enterprise in Marseille.
Credit LineThe Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.
Object numberG12.14.1
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French Earthenware - FaïenceStatus
On view
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