The tree of liberty topped with a Phrygian cap

Polychrome earthenware. Circa 1790. Slight chips in the edge restored.

The so-called revolutionary earthenware was produced from 1789 until the advent of the 1st Empire. They represent the emblems and events of the revolution. At the time, people bought these plates to affirm their republican affiliation. These ceramics follow the political events of the time, like a gazette.