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MAISON CHENAL & LACOUR HOUSE PROPERTIES & COLLECTION A Louisiana French Creole Tout Ensemble
Mollusk shell with serrations and crenulations at the growing margin. Blue shelledge child’s plate imitating nature’s design.
Mollusk shell with serrations and crenulations at the growing margin. Blue shelledge child’s plate imitating nature’s design.
Note the puddling of blue glaze in folds and crevices of pearlware – separating pearlware from creamware. The blue line is usually more subtle and best seen
with good illumination.
Mocha stone or moss agate, a semiprecious stone imported from the port of Mocha in Arabia. The dendritic pattern of the matrix of the stone inspired the term the English adopted for mochaware.
An early shelledge plate and bowl. The rim design is attenuated in the later plates.
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