Name/Title
Dinner Service of Haviland & Co.Context
Haviland & Co. hard paste porcelain table china with Chrysantheum decor produced in Limoges, France (1889-1896).
American David Haviland was a New York-based importer and exporter who recognized the quality of French porcelains and wished to import them for an American clientele. In 1842 he moved to France and sent wares directly to his brothers who remained in New York. Since Americans, in general, preferred the English style of decoration, Haviland opened his own school for decorators where he could have them trained in a style that combined English and French design that would appeal to an American market.
Due to Haviland Brothers & Company’s market success, they had a significant impact on the French porcelain market. By 1853 they were the largest importer of French porcelain into the United States. Limoges seemed to be particularly popular in North America (French Canada, New York, Mississippi Valley, and in the southeastern United States).
The manufacturers mark on the underside of the service was used during the last two decades of the 19th-century, between 1888 and 1896. The decorators mark indicates the production period of 1889 to 1931. Hence, the service was produced between 1889-1896.
Attempts to catalogue the Haviland pieces have resulted in several systems, including the creation of the so called "Schleiger numbers". The Chrysantheum decor of this dinner service is known as Schleiger 86-E.Acquisition
Accession
2010.02Source or Donor
Mrs. Willard W. Shuart (Elizabeth Carey Chenoweth)Acquisition Method
Gift