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<p>[QUOTE="JR1969, post: 535773, member: 7957"]I wrote the old Quimper website and here is what they wrote back just in case you’re interested. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your vase is Quimper faïence, made at the Henriot pottery factory circa 1960. The motif is an interpretation of the embroidery patterns used on the traditional dress worn by the men and women of Brittany up to the twentieth century. The notation "France" on the bottom indicates that the vase was always intended to be sold to customers outside of France and the 855 is the number of the form. I've attached a scan of a company catalog from that time...form 855 is in the center left. The motifs were hand-painted, so the design on yours differs a bit. The idea of using the vintage embroidery motifs for the pottery happens to be the theme of this year's exhibition at Quimper's Faïence Museum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JR1969, post: 535773, member: 7957"]I wrote the old Quimper website and here is what they wrote back just in case you’re interested. Your vase is Quimper faïence, made at the Henriot pottery factory circa 1960. The motif is an interpretation of the embroidery patterns used on the traditional dress worn by the men and women of Brittany up to the twentieth century. The notation "France" on the bottom indicates that the vase was always intended to be sold to customers outside of France and the 855 is the number of the form. I've attached a scan of a company catalog from that time...form 855 is in the center left. The motifs were hand-painted, so the design on yours differs a bit. The idea of using the vintage embroidery motifs for the pottery happens to be the theme of this year's exhibition at Quimper's Faïence Museum.[/QUOTE]
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