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Plates with decoration from the Fables of de la Fontaine
ca. 182019th c
1 in. x 8 1/2 in. (2.54 cm x 21.59 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:
2006.76.a.b
a- Plate- H: 1; Diam: 8 1/2 inches
b- Plate- H: 1; Diam: 8 1/2 inches
b- Plate- H: 1; Diam: 8 1/2 inches
Commentary
Pair of Earthenware plates with black transfer print on yellow glaze from the fairy tale series (Fables of Fontaine), "Riquet a la Houpe" and "Petit Ponce," with a running fruiting grapevine border.
Object Description
Functional Faience plates
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Ceramics,
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Marie Forrest,
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- Ceramics
- Decorative
- European
- Faience
- Female
- Figures
- French faience
- Fruit
- Male
- Marie Forrest
- Plants
- Plates
- Trees
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2006.76.b
frontal
Dimensions
- See Display Comments for complete dimensions Dimensions: 1 x 8 1/2 in. (2.54 x 21.59 cm)
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