Editing La Rochelle (section)

===La Rochelle faience===
{{Further|French porcelain|Orientalism in early modern France}}
La Rochelle became one of the French centres for [[faience]] at the end of the 18th century.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BtokftBrXG8C&pg=PA23|title=Tin Enamelled Pottery|first=Edwin Atlee|last=Barber|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Read Books|isbn=9781444647938}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R8BMW6Au7pQC&pg=PA19|title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Aalto to Kyoto pottery|first=Gordon|last=Campbell|date=15 April 2018|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195189483}}</ref> [[Bernard Palissy]] was born in the region and had some bearing in this development. During the 18th century, its style was greatly influenced by Chinese themes and Japanese [[Kakiemon]]-type designs.<ref>"Heavily potted plates with crude red and green Chinese figures were made in large numbers " in ''Collecting European delft and faience'' Diana Imber, Praeger, 1968, p.60</ref><ref>"The industry only really started to flourish in La Rochelle towards the middle of the 18th century (...) new everyday vessels were decorated "au petit feu" with flowers and Chinese figures then in fashion." ''Cahiers de la céramique du verre et des arts du feu, Issues 41–45'' Musée national de céramique (France). Société des amis du Musée national de céramique, 1968</ref> Many of these ceramics can be viewed at the [[Musée d'Orbigny-Bernon]]. 
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File:La Rochelle Faience de grand feu with Chinese manganese motif 18th century.jpg|La Rochelle faience, 18th century.
File:La Rochelle Faience de grand feu plate with Chinese decorations 18th century.jpg|La Rochelle faience with Chinese decorations.
File:La Rochelle Faience de grand feu pot with Chinese decorations 18th century.jpg|La Rochelle faience pot, 18th century.
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