Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate – Le Nid D’Oiseau, Circa 1830

Description

From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Nid d’oiseau (the birds nest) … more From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Nid d’oiseau (the birds nest) Circa 1830.

The image shows No. 6 from a series of twelve. A young lady in a yellow period dress, comes across a nest of baby birds in a garden setting. The mother bird flies overhead. The plate is titled and numbered, a wide hand-colored floral running border meets a Canary yellow rim. Wonderful bright color on a crisp transfer.

Marked: Impressed Creil to the verso.
8 in. Diameter x .75 in. H
The minimal expected wear. less