Plate from the Service des arts industriels: The Floral Gardener (Jardinier Fleuriste)
Artist
Jean-Charles Develly
(French, 1783 - 1849)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, 1756 - present)
Date1829
MediumHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 inches (24.13 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the William Rockhill Nelson Trust European Decorative Arts Deaccessioning Funds
Object number83-52
Markingsprinted interlaced L's, a fleur-de-lys, Sevres, and the numberal 21 mark in blue, inscribed 30 nov.20.P in green and a further inscription in gold, incised DC 90-8
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DescriptionThe center painted with a botanist and other figures in a commercial nursery, a cold flat to one side signed and dated by the artist, at the front, above a gilt plaque inscribed Jardinier Fleuriste, the gros bleu rim heightened in gilt bands, florettes, trelliswork, and laurel branches, printed interlaced L's, a fleur-de-lys, Sevres, and the numeral 21 mark in blue, inscribed 30 nov.20.P in green and a further inscription in gold, incised DC 90-8.Exhibition HistoryLuxury and Passion: Inventing French Porcelain, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, August 13 2022–August 12 2024, no cat.
This scene of a commercial nursery in Paris was part of an elaborate dinner service showcasing French industry and crafts. For over ten years, production of the projected 180-piece ensemble dragged on. The factory ultimately abandoned the overly ambitious project, making this plate a rare survivor.
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