THE ROUEN POTTERS

fabrics of the later17th century; theymay, however, be ofItalian origin. Fig.

39 is also a fineand representativeexample.

It was about thisperiod (1673) thatthe Rouen potters,under Louis Poterat,elaborated and pro-duced their beautifulscallop decorationtermed d lambrequinsand d broderies, atype of decorationsuggestive of Chinesepatterning and con-temporary Frenchbrocades. Twobeautiful damasks ofthis period are givenon plate 60, corre-sponding in type tothe patterning of theRouen pottery.

No. 1, on plate64, is from an in- In-teresting brocade ofthis period, with a _ ‘lace stripe and a freerendering of floraldetails which showa marked contrast tothe formal patterningof the typical con-temporary Spanishfabrics on the sameplate.

Plates 57 and 58show the close simil-arity between French

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Woven Silk Fabric.

Fig. 39.

Lyons.