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In this portion of
www.oldquimper.com, we give the floor to
Jean-Pierre, the recently-appointed Chief Financial Officer of The Meadows
Collection, pictured to the right. Four years old...that translates to thirty-two if you count in human years...he is still young-at-heart and so full of enthusiasm that he has bravely stepped up to the plate...agreeing to fill the daunting task of taking over the position previously held by the late, but ever-present-in-our-hearts, Porquier-Beau whose image will continue to grace the upper left corner of this link. It is
with great pleasure that we pass along the latest Memo
from J-P. |
The Meadows Collection Adela & Mark Meadows meadows@oldquimper.com We eventually answer all |
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Châtelain is a French term from
the Middle Ages used to distinguish the seigneur or lord of the manor.
Being in Paris, it's more like lord of the apartment...but the important
part is that I rule the roost, so to speak. Jean is in reference to Jean-Baptiste Bousquet who settled in Quimper in
1699 and Pierre is in honor of his son, Pierre Bousquet, who in 1708
founded Quimper's first modern-day pottery factory.
Yes, you are right...it's a
quintal...more specifically a Malicorne quintal from Léon Pouplard's
Pot d'Etain faïencerie. It has a Norman from Granville on one side and
a floral motif... Those who thought I liked it because of the flowers are only half right...sure Spring is just around the corner and from my window perch I can see some precocious flowers beginning to unfurl...but there's something else...give up?
It's the Norman and his very
casual attitude... You'll find all the measurements and that sort of information in this issue's Shop in Your Slippers pages.
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Old Quimper Home Page....The
Town, the People, and the Pottery....Memo
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