SEVRES POTTERY
CELEBRATION OF SECOND
CENTENARY. The Manufactory of Sevres, famous throughout the world for its porcelain groups and pottery, this year celebrates its second centenary. Founded in 1738 in the castle of Vincennes, it was later removed to Sevres, closer to the court. Bought by the king, Louis XIV. it was honoured by the patronage of Madame de Pompadour and grew rapidly in popularity under artists such as Bachelier, Falconet, Duplessis. Biscuit china was then the great discovery, making possible the manufacture of those delightful statuettes and groups of figures famous everywhere. The Manufactory of Sevres is close to Paris and is open to visitors who can see the methods of manufacture and visit the museum containing rare and beautiful specimens, not only of Sevres wear, but of pottery from all countries, among them a number of pieces of Wedgwood.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAITA19380713.2.13
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 July 1938, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
141SEVRES POTTERY Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 July 1938, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Wairarapa Times-Age. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in