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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1305
People
Attributed to Pierre Reymond, French (c.1513 - after 1584)
Title
Plate depicting The Harvest/ November from a set of the months
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1550-1570
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France, Limoges
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229552

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Enamel on copper
Dimensions
2.1 x 20.3 cm (13/16 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: front: DE FORTI DVLC EDO
  • inscription: back: PR
  • inscription: back, red ink: L.R. 723.1

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1305
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Enamel plate depicting a grain harvesting scene with three working figures, bundles of grain, with buildings and a distant landscape in the background, probably from a set of the months of the year. A grotesque border incorporates monkey-like creatures and dragons with a scorpion at the top (for November) and a coat of arms with a motto in a scroll, "DE FORTI DULC EDO" at the bottom. The reverse is decorated in grisaille with gold accents and depicts a profile portrait of a man in an elaborate headdress surrounded by a strapwork border incorporating fruits, vegetables and cherubs. There is a floral arabesque outer border with fleurs de lys in roundels and the initials, "PR".

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