Plate
second quarter of 18th century (made)
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Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted in the centre with a group in blue of two figures, a woman and a man holding her arm, sitting and playing a game named "le pied de boeuf". The scene is surrounded by polychrome decoration, and a scroll border round the rim and a shield of arms.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Plate of tin-glazed and painted earthenware, Rouen, second quarter of 18th century. |
| Physical description | Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted in the centre with a group in blue of two figures, a woman and a man holding her arm, sitting and playing a game named "le pied de boeuf". The scene is surrounded by polychrome decoration, and a scroll border round the rim and a shield of arms. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Aigoin collection. The coat of arms of Bernart d'Avernes (identified by Gilles Grandjean, curator at the musée de la Céramique, Rouen). The scene is inspired by an encraving from Duflot after Bernard Picart (see References). |
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| Accession number | 393-1870 |
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| Record created | September 8, 1998 |
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