5https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15285/fullEwer and Basin with Chinoiserie1750-1800[Manufacture de la Veuve Perrin]Tin-glazed earthenware, petit feu enamelsEwers and basins were essential components of the morning ritual of the toilette, used for washing the face and hands, the basin serving as a portable sink. They were also used for washing hands after eating in bedchambers or private apartments. Made fashionable by its chinoiserie ornament, this faience ewer and basin would have provided a less expensive alternative to examples made of porcelain or silver.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/5083/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/29942/fullLobed Round Plate with Chinoiserie1750-1800[Manufacture de la Veuve Perrin]Tin-glazed earthenware, petit feu enamelsFounded by Claude Perrin around 1742-43, the Manufacture de la Veuve Perrin was taken over by his widow Pierrette Candelot after his death in 1748. Widows running potteries were not unusual, as potters tended to die young, perhaps because of the toxic materials they worked with. Pierrette Candelot therefore ran the manufacture on her own until her death in 1794, sometimes in partnership with other faience producers.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/5727/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15590/fullFruit Basket with Chinoiserie1750-1800[Manufacture de la Veuve Perrin]Tin-glazed earthenware, petit feu enamelsThe chinoiserie style seen on the wares produced by the Veuve Perrin was inspired by Jean-Baptiste Pillement’s engravings and pattern books. This group of objects capture the witty spirit of Pillement’s designs of an imaginary Orient characterised by multilevel structures and asymmetrical compositions. His chinoiserie ornaments were the most commonly interpreted on French faience.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/5728/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15623/fullPlate with Floral Ornamentsecond half of the 18th Century[Manufacture de la Veuve Perrin]Tin-glazed earthenware, petit feu enamelsMarseille faienciers were recognised for their inventive and refined floral decorations. Decorated with monochrome green flowers and insects, this plate is representative of a style for which Honoré Savy was renowned. Savy was one of the Veuve Perrin’s most important collaborators.European Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/5729/rdfhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/12183/fullDessert Plateca.1765-1770[Manufacture de la Veuve Perrin]Tin-glazed earthenware (petit feu faïence) with overglaze enamelsWhot porcelain with dimpled edges and naturalistic floral and butterfly patternEuropean Ceramicshttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/6423/rdf