Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Sucre de Canne (Sugar Cane) from the Service des Objets de Dessert (Dessert Service)
Medium
ceramics
Classification
ceramics
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of James Amster
Accession Number
1989-13-8
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of early 19th-century French luxury with Jean Charles Develly *Design for a Painted Porcelain Plate, Sucre de Canne (Sugar Cane)* created around 1819–20. This delicate preparatory work, rendered for a porcelain plate in the opulent *Service des Ob de Dessert* (Dess Service), captures the refined artistry of the era. Develly, a skilled French ceramic painter (1783–1849), specialized in designs that brought vivid scenes to life on fine porcelain, blending technical precision with decorative flair. Porcelain dessert services like this one were status symbols for Europ...