'Ete' Summer Terre de Fer Plate

$40.00
Crafted in France from durable Terre de Fer earthenware, this plate showcases the charming Été ("Summer") pattern, filled with graceful seasonal blooms. Its detailed transferware design celebrates the enduring beauty of 19th-century French ceramics.

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  • Dimensions: 8.5" round
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Terre de fer (“iron earth”) is a dense, durable French earthenware developed in the early 19th century, prized for combining the strength of stoneware with the elegance of porcelain. 

By the mid-to-late 1800s, it was often decorated with richly detailed transferware in red, blue, sepia, or purple, featuring botanical, landscape, and avian scenes that remain vivid thanks to its fine, close-grained body.