Dessert plate
Pierre-Louis Dagoty (1771 - 1840)
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1815
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
30 mm (Height); 235 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607408.9
Summary
One of twelve circular porcelain dessert plates with shallow well and wide flattened rim. The centre field is painted in sepia tones with a battle scene from Emperor Napoleon I's Russian campaign of 1812, described in detail on the reverse of the rim. Wide buff coloured edge, gilt border of oak leaves in ribbon reserves and gilt line borders. Made by Pierre-Louis Dagoty circa 1815. Pierre-Louis Dagoty became the leading Paris factory by 1807, supplying the Empress Josephine and the Imperial Court at Versailles and Compiegne. The factory survived until 1867.
Provenance
Believed to have been acquired by 3rd Lord Berwick: William Noel Hill, 3rd Baron Berwick (1773 -1842) who had been in Italy as British envoy and ambassador to the Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies, from the collection of Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples. By descent bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
On the reverse of the rim: 'Combat d'Ostrovno. annee 1812. Le 27 juillet, le Nice Roi fit deboucher en tete la division Boursier. 2 compagnies de voltigeurs di 9 eme avaient pris les devants, bientot ils furent enveloppes par le cavalerie, on les cruit perdus. ils se remirent avec le plus grand sang-froid. investis de tous cotes, apres avoir jette a terre 300 cavaliers ennemis ils donnerent le tems a la cavalerie francaise d'arriver'.
Makers and roles
Pierre-Louis Dagoty (1771 - 1840), potter