À propos de quelques pièces de verrerie et de faïence, découvertes en 2014 dans la fosse d’aisances du troisième pavillon du Levant, à Marly

• Main Author: Marie-Laure de Rochebrune
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles 2006-03-01
• Series: Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de Versailles
• Subjects: Château de Marly; Pavilion du Levant; Royal Pavilion; archeological digs; glassware; earthenware
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/crcv/14129

The third Pavilion du Levant in Marly was situated to the north-east of the Royal Pavilion. The excavations carried out in 2014 led to the discovery of very interesting glass and earthenware pieces. The glassware can be dated to the eighteenth century. Among the pieces are two stemmed glasses, blown in France in a very light material, which was used from the 1720s onwards, replacing Venetian glass. Archaeologists also found two water goblets, blown in a thicker glass. These objects, which can be dated to 1760–70, tended to copy the contemporary and very fashionable productions in the manner of Bohemia and England. Notable among the six earthenware pieces, a large round dish is particularly interesting. Featuring a Chinese decoration, it was made in Delft, in the De Metaale Pot (Metal Pot) factory, at the time under the direction of Lambertus Cleffius. The two helmet ewers, whose shape originates in Rouen, can probably be dated to the end of the seventeenth century. One is decorated with Rouen-inspired lambrequins, while the other has a Chinese decoration in blue cameo. The discovery of the round chamber pot bearing the symbol of the Château de Marly in its entirety is exceptional in its rarity. It most likely was part of the deliveries from Rouen in 1781, which included round and oval chamber pots.