Fish dish, 21st of June 1851, Londres
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As a PhD student in Art History at the École Pratique des Hautes Études – PSL, I am writing a thesis on 19th-century ‘Palissy-style’ pottery in France, under the supervision of Dr Rossella Froissart.
This research aims to define the corpus of these works in order to shed light on a still little-known aspect of 19th-century French ceramic heritage. The aim is to analyse the interactions between art, science and industry, as well as the circulation of knowledge, techniques and objects on a national and international scale. French production will thus be placed in context alongside its European and American counterparts.
The study focuses in particular on the most representative workshops in various French regions: Centre, Île-de-France, Picardy, Burgundy, Franche-Comté, Limousin, Lorraine, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (see this summary table).
After several years of research devoted to Bernard Palissy’s Parisian followers, I have already compiled a substantial corpus drawn from public and private collections. However, the disappearance of many workshop collections and the scarcity of archives on the subject make any additional information extremely valuable.
More specifically, the three main areas of my research are:
1. The reception of Bernard Palissy in the 19th century and the development of the myth.
2. The production and techniques specific to ‘Palissy-style’ imitations.
3. The dissemination and emergence of a market for these ceramics.
I would like to extend my warmest thanks to anyone in possession of ‘Palissy-style’ pieces (signed or unsigned), archives, iconographic documents or any material relating to the Palissy myth, who would be willing to share this information.
I guarantee the strictest discretion regarding any collections and archives brought to my attention.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this appeal; I remain at your disposal for any discussion.
Mariette Boudgourd
École Pratique des Hautes Études - PSL
Contract PhD student
Saprat Laboratory
Patios Saint-Jacques, 4-14 rue Ferrus 75014 Paris
07 83 58 67 04
mariette.boudgourd@ephe.psl.eu