View all examples of FAIENCE, BRITTANY BLUE ON WHITE
| Type Name: | FAIENCE, BRITTANY BLUE ON WHITE |
| Type Index: | FAIENCE |
| Production Origin: | FRANCE |
| Date Range: | 1750-1765 |
| Defining Attributes: |
Paste is hard, light cream to salmon color Tin-enameled, light to pale blue background Usually a single blue band encircles the interior rim, double blue bands are rare Central medallion may have a crude geometric/floral design |
| Vessel Forms: |
PLATE |
| Comments: | Brittany Blue on White faience is only known to occur in flat bottom base plate forms. This faience type is characterized by having a blue band around the interior rim and either a plain interior or a crude geometric or floral design on the central medallion. Double bands around the rim do occur but are rare. |
| Published Definitions: | Walthall 1991a; Walthall 1991b; Waslekov and Walthall 2002 |