Tea tray (Plateau)

Based on engravings by Pierre Brebiette French

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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.

Tea tray (Plateau), Based on engravings by Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris), Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), French, Rouen

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Tea tray (Plateau), Based on engravings by Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris), Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), French, Rouen
Tea tray (Plateau), Based on engravings by Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris), Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), French, Rouen

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