Nevers faience

E665734

Nevers faience is a distinctive type of French tin-glazed earthenware produced in Nevers, renowned for its richly colored, often blue-and-white painted decoration and historical importance in European ceramics.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nevers faience canonical 3
Nevers ceramics 1
Nevers faience workshops 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceramic art tradition
tin-glazed earthenware
artStyle French Baroque decorative arts
Renaissance-influenced ceramics
countryOfOrigin France
floruit 17th century
early 18th century
hasQuality collectible ceramic ware
hand-painted decoration
opaque white tin glaze
inception late 16th century
influencedBy Chinese porcelain
Delftware
linked to: Delftware ceramics

Islamic ceramics
Italian maiolica
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Nièvre
materialUsed earthenware
notableFeature blue-and-white painted decoration
historical importance in European ceramics
opaque white glaze ground
richly colored painted decoration
partOf European faience tradition
French ceramic heritage
placeOfOrigin Nevers
productionCenter Nevers faience workshops
linked to: Nevers faience
productionType tin-glazed earthenware
productType dishes
pharmacy jars
plates
tiles
vases
surfaceTreatment tin glaze
typicalColor cobalt blue
green
manganese purple
orange
yellow
typicalMotif Chinese-style figures
armorial bearings
biblical scenes
floral ornament
landscapes
mythological scenes
usedFor decorative objects
pharmaceutical containers
tableware

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nevers knownFor Nevers faience
Lunéville faience comparableTo Nevers faience
Nevers faience productionCenter Nevers faience workshops
linked to: Nevers faience
Musée de la Faïence et des Beaux-Arts de Nevers specializesIn Nevers ceramics
linked to: Nevers faience