Figure of a bear, by Ernest Chaplet, c. 1891 - c. 1895
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Figure of a bear

Also titled Beer

Ernest Chaplet (Sèvres, 1835–1909)

c. 1891 - c. 1895

Medium
stoneware, glaze
Classification
decoratief object
Dimensions
height 9.2 cm x width 8.1 cm x depth 5.9 cm
Museum
Rijksmuseum
Rights
Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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About this work

The ceramicist Chaplet was known for his exceptional glazes. Here he used a strikingly matt, pale turquoise glaze. A sculptor friend made the model of the little bear for him.