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Source Description
The porcelain factory of Arras was founded in 1770 with the financial backing of the County of Artois. This plate, with its striking cobalt blue on a milky-white ground, was typical of its short-lived 20 years in porcelain production. The sprigs of stylized cornflowers that decorate the center of this plate, a motif known in France as <em>barbeaux</em>, were popularly reproduced on porcelain during the last quarter of the 1700s.
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Document identity
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138441
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Plate (Assiette)
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object
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1
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138441
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object
title
Plate (Assiette)
description
The porcelain factory of Arras was founded in 1770 with the financial backing of the County of Artois. This plate, with its striking cobalt blue on a milky-white ground, was typical of its short-lived 20 years in porcelain production. The sprigs of stylized cornflowers that decorate the center of this plate, a motif known in France as <em>barbeaux</em>, were popularly reproduced on porcelain during the last quarter of the 1700s.
date
c. 1775–90
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80034275
creators
19362
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 24.6 cm (9 11/16 in.)
cul
France, 18th century
accession
1962.357
Source extras
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soft-paste porcelain
tombstone
Plate (Assiette), c. 1775–90. Arras Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain; diameter: 24.6 cm (9 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1962.357
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
The <em>barbeaux </em>pattern was notably used by the Chantilly porcelain factory in the 1770s and was generally produced in either blue or green.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review for 1963." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, </em>Vol. 50, No. 10 (December 1963).
page_number
p. 291, no. 26
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The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 07:05:32.333000
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138441
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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soft-paste porcelain
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gender unknown
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photo
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