Description
A Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow creamware, transfer printed plate, circa 1830.
Dating to the French Restoration period, this transfer-printed plate is glazed in the distinctive brilliant canary yellow for which the Creil and Monterau potteries were known. Printed in the neoclassic style, the image shows a man and woman in a romantic landscape, walking in front of a house. The man holds a long pole and smokes a pipe, the woman is holding a pitcher and a bowl. A wide, stylized floral border makes up the rim of the plate.
Creil et Montereau Faïenceries operated in the French communes of Creil, Oise, and Montereau, from 1797 until 1876 under Lebeuf Milliet & Cie. By employing English potters, they introduced the technique of transfer printing on a creamware type pottery in France in the 19th century.
Impressed CREIL and showing the mold number 10, along with a printed floral mark.
7.75″ Dia. x .75″H
Multiple plates with this image are available, all in excellent antique condition – very light signs of wear to the surface.
