Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
2000.819
Date:
ca. 1955
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 6 x 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
silk-screened: above the image: "Chapar de huit mois marger de roi"
silk-screened: in the lower right corner: "fabres"
Description:
Ceramic tile silkscreened with an image of a chef serving a capon to a king; inscribed above the image, "Chapon de huit mois manger de roi;" recipe for chapon a l'Estragon printed on the paper label on the reverse.
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.