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Plaquette (obverse)

Godefroid Devreese

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gray rectangular plaque with rounded corners, featuring a relief sculpture of four people. The sculpture depicts a woman in a long dress with her right hand on a small child's head and her left hand on a kettle held by a child on her right. The child on her right wears a long dress and holds a kettle with both hands. The woman and the child on her right face left. A girl on the left side of the sculpture wears a dress and carries a bag. She faces right and holds out a bowl to the child standing before her. The child before her wears a short dress, holds a cloth, and looks up at the woman. The background includes a wall and architectural features like columns and a beam with a wheel. The bottom of the plaque bears an inscription in French. The plaque sits on a white surface with a dark background.

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Dimensions
900 × 860 px
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