https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/15625/fullCharger with Grotesqueslate 18th Century[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@880f, com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@8899]Tin-glazed earthenware (grand feu faience)Grotesques and chinoiseries allowed free range to the artists’ imagination, resulting in the creation of whimsical imagery. The charger exemplifies a later style of grotesque ornament practiced in Moustiers. Characterised by a stylised crane and a fantasy figure framed by loosely scattered vegetation and flying insects, the composition contrasts with the earlier décor Bérain, which is more airy in spirit and symmetrical.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@3ebhttps://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/objects/5730/rdf