Plate

dated 1778
Not on view
This scene of winter skating is probably the "January" plate from a set of twelve 'months' plates. No artist or print-maker of the name inscribed (Pierre Duchemin) found for the 18th century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plate
  • Date: dated 1778
  • Culture: French, Rouen
  • Medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.1935
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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