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Le Colin-Maillard

Plaque
ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rectangular plaque of porcelain painted with enamels and in a gilt wood frame. Le Colin-Maillardshowing a boy tickling with a straw the face of a blindfolded girl, and two children are on the ground to the right.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • <i>Le Colin-Maillard</i> (generic title)
  • 'Blind Man's Buff' (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and in a gilt wood frame
Brief description
Rectangular plaque of porcelain painted with enamels, 'Blind Man's Buff', and in a gilt wood frame, made in England, ca. 1850.
Physical description
Rectangular plaque of porcelain painted with enamels and in a gilt wood frame. Le Colin-Maillardshowing a boy tickling with a straw the face of a blindfolded girl, and two children are on the ground to the right.
Dimensions
  • Approx. length: 30.5cm
  • Approx. width: 22.2cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Object history
One of a pair with C.798A-1935. The scene is copied from a composition of Fragonard.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.798-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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