Nevers faience

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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.

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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 NERFINISHED
Delftware NERFINISHED
Islamic ceramics
Italian maiolica
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bourgogne-Franche-Comté NERFINISHED
Nièvre NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
productionCenter Nevers faience workshops NERFINISHED
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

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Nevers knownFor Nevers faience