Plate
Veuve Perrin Manaufactory
c. 1770
Medium
Tin-glazed earthenware (faience)
Dimensions
3.2 × 26.7 cm (1 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
plate (general, dish)
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
6691
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Veuve Perrin Manaufactory · 1748–1803
The Veuve Perrin Manufactory was a celebrated faïence factory in Marseille, France, that produced tin-glazed earthenware from 1748 until its closure in 1803. It took its name from Pierrette Candelot (1709–1794), known as the Veuve Perrin, who assumed control after the sudden death of her husband Claude Perrin. Born in Nevers into a family of faience makers, Claude had settled in Marseille in 1733 ...