A Brief History of French Porcelain, Episode 373

Join Us in France Travel Podcast

Annie Sargent

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Porcelain is one of those things that we all take for granted. Some of us are collectors, but most of us (Annie included!) couldn't tell the difference porcelain and ceramic before this episode. Then you also have "faïence" (earthenware) in its many forms. Some of us have a favorite cup, some of us keep precious pieces handed down from loved ones. On today's episode Elyse Rivin shares a primer on French porcelain. She tells us how a French man broke Chinese secrets and how French manufactures finally started making fine porcelain. And there is no doubt that French Kings favored cities like Sèvres and Limoges that made gorgeous pieces for the royal table.

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Do you like to adorn your table with gorgeous pieces? Of all the things you might want to buy while in France, porcelain is not the easiest to transport, but it is definitely made in France (unlike many of the tourist trinkets you'll find everywhere). In the show notes you'll see a list of all the places in France where you can buy these porcelain products at the source.

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Grab a cup of tea in your favorite fancy china and let's learn about the history of French porcelain!

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0:00.0	The This is join us France, episode 373.
0:25.0	373.
0:26.0	Bonjour, I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France.
0:31.0	Everyday life in France, great places to visit in France,
0:35.1	French culture, history, gastronomy, and news related to travel during the
0:40.4	pandemic. Today I bring you a conversation with my friend Elise Riven of Toulouse
0:46.0	guided walks about the history of porcelain in France, porcelain and the finer arts of setting a beautiful table are so French, so is collecting porcelain.
1:00.0	How do you know how valuable the China you have at home is? What do you do with the stuff when it's passed down to you?
1:07.6	We had a lot of fun talking about these things as well as the history of porcelain in France. For the French tip of the week I'll
1:16.8	share with you a few sentences you can use as conversation starters in France. A lot of you tell me that one of your goals when visiting France is to improve your French.
1:27.0	How do you do that without signing up for language classes?
1:31.0	Maybe you could learn how to strike a casual conversation with the people
1:35.9	sitting next to you at a cafe or on a park bench or something. But in that case you have to keep it
1:42.4	light and appropriate culturally.
1:45.0	So I'll give you a few tips for that.
1:47.6	I'll also update you on travel news related to the ever-changing COVID situation in France.
1:55.2	This podcast is supported by donors and listeners who buy my tours and services,
2:00.2	including my very popular itinerary planning service.
2:03.7	You can browse all of that at Annie's Boutique.
2:07.0	Join us in France.com.
2:08.8	4 slash boutique.
2:10.6	The itinerary planning service is keeping me very busy.
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