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Plates with decoration from the Fables of de la Fontaine
ca. 182019th c
8 3/4 in. (22.23 cm)
French faience, Montereau, France, French, (active 18th Century–20th Century)
Object Type:
Ceramic
Creation Place:
Europe, France, Ile-de-France
Medium and Support:
Faience
Credit Line:
Gift of the Marie W. Forrest Trust
Accession Number:
2006.61.a.b.c.d
a- Plate- Diam: 8 3/4 inches
b- Plate- Diam: 8 3/4 inches
c- Plate- Diam: 8 3/4 inches
d- Plate- Diam: 8 3/4 inches
b- Plate- Diam: 8 3/4 inches
c- Plate- Diam: 8 3/4 inches
d- Plate- Diam: 8 3/4 inches
Commentary
Set of four yellow glazed earthenware plates in the fairy tales series (Fables of Fontaine): Les Souhaits Ridicules (Foolish Wishes), Le Barbe Bleue (Blue Beard), Peau D'Ane (The Donkey Skin), and Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood). All black transfer printed with a running fruiting grapevine border.
Object Description
Functional Faience plates
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Ceramics,
Decorative,
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Marie Forrest,
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wood,
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- Ceramics
- Decorative
- European
- Faience
- Figures
- French faience
- Fruit
- Marie Forrest
- Plates
- Trees
- wood
- Yellow
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2006.61.b
2006.61.c
2006.61.d
frontal
Dimensions
- See Display Comment Dimensions: 8 3/4 in. (22.23 cm)
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