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He moved to Paris in about 1851 as overseer for the Dumas stove and tile firm and in 1855 opened his own studio and, later his own retail shop, with his brother Xavier. In 1887, only three years before his death, Deck became Director of the National Manufactory at Sèvres.\r\n\r\nEmmanuel Benner (1836-96) and his twin brother Jean (1836-1906) were born in Mulhausen, Alsace-Lorraine and thus were compatriots of Deck. Both successful painters, they were among a number who collaborated in the design and decoration of ceramics made at Deck's Paris studio. They specialised in portraits, still lives and genre subjects but alos shared Deck's interest in the 'Orient' and produced freely painted 'Japanese' decorations. The subject of this dish would have appealed to the emerging fashion for the 'exotic'.","physicalDescription":"Dish, painted in the centre with waterlilies and a frog and on the rim with dragonflies and grasses, in blues, greens, browns and purples.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Deck, Joseph-Théodore","id":"A2115"},"association":{"text":"manufacturer","id":"x33306"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Benner, Emmanuel","id":"A30784"},"association":{"text":"decorator","id":"x30812"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"earthenware","id":"x29356"}],"techniques":[{"text":"painted","id":"x30138"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Earthenware with painted decoration","categories":[{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"},{"text":"Earthenware","id":"THES48964"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2016JP7457","2017JU1461"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"139","id":"THES49874"},"free":"","case":"36","shelf":"6","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Dish","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1865","earliest":"1860-01-01","latest":"1869-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq.","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"33","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'TH Deck' printed in red and impressed on the reverse; 'E Benner' painted in black on the obverse; '151' on paper label","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"Formerly in the collection of C.H.Campbell, grandson of Colin Minton Campbell. The paper label numbered '151' refers to an inventory of the complete Minton factory collection drawn up by Léon Arnoux (1816-1902), the factory's designer and Art Director from 1849.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Dish, earthenware painted in colours, made by Joseph-Théodore Deck, Paris, ca. 1865","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Jervis,SSJ (ed): Art & Design in Europe and America 1800-1900, VAM/Herbert Press., 1987, pp86-87"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Label for 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900', Gallery 101, de-canted March 2017:\n\n'4\nDish Painted with Waterlilies\nAbout 1865\n\nThis dish was once part of the reference collection for artists at Minton & Co. The manufacturer, Deck, was a native of Alsace-Lorraine, who set up his pottery in 1856. The designer, Emmanuel Benner, came from the same area and shared Deck's interest in Asian art. He specialised in ceramics, but also painted portraits, still lives and scenes of daily life.\n\nFrance, Paris; manufactures by Joseph-Théodore Deck; decorated by Emmanuel Benner the Younger\nEarthenware, with painted decoration under a clear glaze\n\nMuseum no. C.286-1921\nGiven by C.H. Campbell'","date":{"text":"22/04/2017","earliest":"2017-04-22","latest":"2017-04-22"}},{"text":"DISH \r\n Boch Frèred Keramis\r\n Manufactures\r\n Belgium (La Louvière):\r\n about 1847\r\n Stoneware, marbelled, \r\n with applied and lustred\r\n decoration\r\n\r\n C.286-1921 \r\n\r\n'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900'\r\n\r\nEmmanuel Benner and his twin brother Jean (1836-1906) were born in Mulhausen, Alsace-Lorraine and were thus compatriots of Deck. Both successful painters, they were among a number who collaborated in the design and decoration of ceramics made at Deck's Paris studio. They specialised in portraits, still lives and genre subjects but also shared Deck's interest in the 'Orient' and produced freely painted 'Japanese' decorations. The donor's grandfather, Colin Minton Campbell, acquired this dish which he added to the reference collection of ceramics intended for the instruction of artists at the Minton ceramics factory. \r\n\r\nGiven by C.H. Campbell","date":{"text":"1987-2006","earliest":"1987-01-01","latest":"2006-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["C.286-1921"],"accessionNumberNum":"286","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1921,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-08-06","recordCreationDate":"2006-04-11","availableToBook":false}}