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Charger with Leisure Scene

CultureFrench
ManufacturedNevers, France
Dateearly 18th Century
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)
DimensionsOverall: 5.8 × 43.8 cm (2 5/16 × 17 1/4 in.)
DescriptionGathered in a garden, a group of men and women play a game of lawn bowling while two women are on the swing. The scene evokes the fêtes galantes, a popular theme of rococo painting that shows the pastimes and love intrigues of the aristocracy.
Credit LineThe Pierre Karch and Mariel O'Neill-Karch Collection.
Object numberG12.14.9
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
French Earthenware - Faïence
Status
On view
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