Charger with Grotesques
ManufacturerPossibly
Fabrique de Ferrat
(French)
ManufacturerPossibly
Olérys-Laugier Factory
(French, founded 1738)
CultureFrench
OriginMoustiers-Sainte-Marie, France
PeriodLate 18th Century
Datelate 18th Century
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)
DimensionsOverall: 2.9 × 38.1 cm (1 1/8 × 15 in.)
Markings“X” in manganese, on the underside. According to some experts, this could stand for Ferrat
DescriptionGrotesques and chinoiseries allowed free range to the artists’ imagination, resulting in the creation of whimsical imagery. The charger exemplifies a later style of grotesque ornament practiced in Moustiers. Characterised by a stylised crane and a fantasy figure framed by loosely scattered vegetation and flying insects, the composition contrasts with the earlier décor Bérain, which is more airy in spirit and symmetrical.
Credit LineThe Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.
Object numberG14.4.9
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French Earthenware - FaïenceStatus
Not on view
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ca.1597-1610
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ca. 1585-1600
Object number: G83.1.404
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Designed in 1939; produced ca.1947
Object number: G12.7.1a-b
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1537
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