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The Sinceny manufactory (sometimes St. Cenis) was a French producer of ceramics, especially
/ref> As a consequence, Sinceny ware copied Rouen ceramics to the point of being sometimes indistinguishable from it.
The Sinceny manufactory (sometimes St. Cenis) was a French producer of ceramics, especially faience
Faience or faïence (; ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white Ceramic glaze, pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an stannous oxide, oxide of tin to the Slip (c ...
, located in the village of Sinceny, Picardy
Picardy (; Picard language, Picard and , , ) is a historical and cultural territory and a former regions of France, administrative region located in northern France. The first mentions of this province date back to the Middle Ages: it gained it ...
, in northern France.
The Sinceny manufactory was founded in 1713, when potters from Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...
and before from Nevers
Nevers ( , ; , later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is a city and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the pr ...
,BNF book pn ''Céramiques Sinceny'' moved there to establish their own venture.''Historic Ornament - Treatise on Decorative Art and Architectural Ornament'' by James Ward p.64/ref> As a consequence, Sinceny ware copied Rouen ceramics to the point of being sometimes indistinguishable from it.
See also
*Orientalism in early modern France
In early modern France, Orientalism refers to the interaction of pre-modern France with the Orient, and especially the cultural, scientific, artistic and intellectual impact of these interactions, ranging from the academic field of Oriental studie ...
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{{reflist Ceramics manufacturers of France Companies based in Hauts-de-France Faience of France