Minton Plaque: Portrait of Leon Arnoux

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Date:1890

Description:Plaque, 2002.C.456, c.1890. H: 21 cm.

Portrait plaque of Leon Arnoux, Art Director of Minton 1848-1902, in silhouette form.

Painted by his son-in-law, Louis Solon, using the pâte-sur-pâte technique in which layers of white clay are built up to give the effect of a carved cameo.

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Donor ref:2002.C.456 (158/20532)

Source: Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

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