{"product_id":"antique-french-talking-plate-les-mois-de-lannee-a-la-campagne-digoin-sarreguemines","title":"Antique French Talking Plate, Les Mois de l'Année à la Campagne, Digoin \u0026 Sarreguemines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly 20th century, circa 1919 to the 1920s, French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7¾ inches in diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn antique French assiette parlante, a talking plate pairing an illustrated scene with a printed caption, from the Les mois de l'année à la campagne series by Digoin \u0026amp; Sarreguemines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA red transfer-printed border runs around the rim, a scrolling leaf vine held within paneled cartouches, alternating with small rosette medallions. Each plate carries its own black transfer-printed scene in the well, a countryside activity tied to its month, captioned in French beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach plate shows wear consistent with age and use. Sold as found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn assiette parlante, or talking plate, pairs an illustrated scene with a caption in the well, a genre French factories produced widely through the nineteenth and into the early twentieth century. Les mois de l'année à la campagne, the months of the year in the country, illustrates a countryside activity for each month, from a January skater to a May garden scene to an August harvest. Digoin and Sarreguemines merged into a single firm after the First World War, and this mark, a shield beneath a mural crown reading Digoin \u0026amp; Sarreguemines, France, dates to that merger, in use through the 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyling Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHang it, or set it into a plate rail where the scene and border carry the wall. Use it at the table for bread or a starter course.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"foundresse","offers":[{"title":"Janvier","offer_id":56911258779814,"sku":"FD-026-006","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Mai","offer_id":56911258812582,"sku":"FD-027-006","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Août","offer_id":56911258845350,"sku":"FD-028-006","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/7645\/6870\/files\/IMG_7466.jpg?v=1786049393","url":"https:\/\/foundresse.com\/products\/antique-french-talking-plate-les-mois-de-lannee-a-la-campagne-digoin-sarreguemines","provider":"foundresse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}