Early 19th C. French Creil Montereau Faience Rebus Plate ((Hairline Crack) upholstered miniature chair One of the things I

One of the things I love about these old U

green and orange

and there is a chip in the wood at one corner

The ambiguity and multiple possible readings of this old punch paper embroidery makes it is one of my favorite finds ever

yielding some red along one edge in one photo and some uneven lighting)

Early 19th C. French Creil Montereau Faience Rebus Plate ((Hairline Crack) upholstered miniature chair One of the things II'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