Description
Recognizable porcelain figures and figure groups modeled after contemporary theatrical works produced by the Parisian company Opéra-Comique were produced at the Vincennes factory as early as 1752. This group illustrates a scene from a play credited to Charles-Siméon Favart, Fête au Château (Festival at the Castle), when the gardener Jacquot and his love Colette reunite.
Provenance
R. Henry Norweb, Cleveland, Ohio.
Figure Group of the Festival at the Chateau (La fête au château) or the Model Fidelity (La fidélité modèle)
1766
Accession Number
1966.234
Medium
unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 16.5 x 15.9 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
The Norweb Collection
