ca. 1725
France
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Tea tray
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Author of the objectPierre Brebiette
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumFaience (tin-glazed earthenware)
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SizeOverall: 20 Г— 26 in. (50.8 Г— 66 cm)
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Geography details
France -
Country today
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Dateca. 1725
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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The central parade of child musicians is adapted from engravings by Pierre Brébiette (1598–1650). The black and yellow of the ground evoke the ebony, brass, and tortoiseshell marquetry furniture of André Charles Boulle (1642–1732) and his successors.
