Early 19th C. French Creil Montereau Faience Rebus Plate ((Hairline Crack) upholstered miniature chair Dunce measures 9" tall

Dunce measures 9" tall

with every sample as lovely as the next

known as "The Ole Whittler" of Ypsilanti Michigan (1929-2014)

around the time of the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace

Early 19th C. French Creil Montereau Faience Rebus Plate ((Hairline Crack) upholstered miniature chair Dunce measures 9" tallI'll never pass by a rebus if I can help it, whether French or English or otherwise. From what I know, it was common dinner party fun in early 19th c. France to place rebus plates in front of guests as an amusement and what could be better than that? My French is not good enough to solve this one easily, but I love looking at it anyway and surely with some effort someone better than me could puzzle it out. Such a pretty yellow rim border, and then an