Decorative plate, Théodore Deck, c. 1878 - c. 1885

earthenware, h c.4cm × d 29.6cm More details

Théodore Deck was known primarily for his experimental techniques. For this plate, he was inspired by the goldground mosaics that he had seen in the Basilica of San Marco during a trip to Venice. This portrait of a young woman is Romantic, yet has all the realism of a photograph.

Identification

Title(s)

Decorative plate
Wandbord van faience met een jonge vrouw met bloemen in het haar

Object type

plate (dishes)

Object number

BK-1989-6

Inscriptions / marks

mark
signature: ‘R. COLLIN’
inscription

Description

Wandbord van faience, beschilderd met het borstbeeld van een jonge vrouw met bloemen in het haar op gouden fond. Merken: gestempeld: TH. DECK. in bruin; gesigneerd in de beschildering R. COLLIN.

Creation

Artist

maker: Théodore Deck
painter: Raphaël Collin

Place

Paris

Dating

c. 1878 - c. 1885

Material and Technique

Material

earthenware

Measurements

height c. 4 cm × diameter 29.6 cm
diameter c. 22 cm

Subject

What

adolescent, young woman, maiden

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1989

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Paris 1650-1900 : decorative arts in the Rijksmuseum, Reinier J. Baarsen, p. 552-553, cat.nr. 136
Keuze uit de aanwinsten [1990-3], p. 246, afb. 5

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.353073

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