Plaque
Designer
Taxile Doat
(French, 1851 - 1938)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, 1756 - present)
Date1901
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/8 × 19 1/8 inches (2.86 × 48.59 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through exchange of the gifts of Mrs. William H. Chapman, Countess Helen L. Villa, Earle W. Grant, Mrs. U. S. Epperson, Carl Weeks, and Katherine Harvey; the bequest of Minnie Long Sloan; and other Trust properties
Object number96-8
MarkingsInscribed on reverse: monogram of Taxile Doat, "Sèvres", and "1901"
On View
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DescriptionLarge circular charger decorated on front with five rectangular blue-ground panels. Each panel decorated in relief with figures (putti). Rest of front decorated with carved floral and foliate motifs. Glazed with light brown and gray-green glazes.Gallery LabelThe artistic and technical talents of Taxile Doat are demonstrated in this plaque that combines reliefs of apple branches in earth-toned, matte and high-gloss glazes with reliefs of figures against brilliant blue panels. Using the technique of pâte-sur-pâte, Doat painstakingly built up these figures with layers of thinned clay; they were then carved into cameo-like ornaments. The plaque's decoration features the Feast of Venus, including gathering apples, Venus' sacred fruit. After leading an atelier at the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Doat led the University City Pottery in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1909 to 1914 before returning to France.
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André Charles Boulle
ca. 1685-1700 (casket); second half of 18th century (stand)
2024.49.1-2
