Dessert plate
Rousseau
Category
Ceramics
Date
1845 - 1850
Materials
porcelain
Measurements
242 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Rue Coquilliere
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1219553.2.1
Summary
One of twelve plates, part of a Paris partial porcelain ornithological dessert service, the centres painted with various exotic birds, with insolid green band and gilt borders. Inscribed in gold ‘Rousseau, rue Coquillière, 43’ for the retailer Eugene Rousseau, rue Coquillière, Paris, France, c. 1845-50
Provenance
On loan to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009), 1976, then accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Marks and inscriptions
Rousseau, Rue Coquilliere Stamped on base: 11 Sticker on base: Lady Mairi Bury
Makers and roles
Rousseau , manufacturer