Centilitre Measure
Le Seigneur, Caen
1875/1895
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
5.4 × 4.5 cm (2 1/8 × 1 3/4 (incl. handle) in.)
Classification
pewter
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
92742
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Le Seigneur, Caen
François Le Seigneur was a skilled pewterer, or potier d’étain, working in Caen, Normandy, during the early nineteenth century. He was received as a master potter in Caen in 1806, a formal recognition that allowed him to operate independently and stamp his wares with his hallmark. Little is known of his early life or training, as is typical for many provincial craftsmen of the period, but his admi...