- Ethnohistorical collection
Vegetable
Collection of Duplessis tableware from the National Assembly consisting of 4 vegetable dishes. White, blue and gold, these vegetable dishes feature a fleur-de-lis.
- Accession Number 2021.12.10.1-7
- Fabricant / Éditeur W H Grindley
- Date 1949
- Materials ceramics, fine terracotta
- Measurements 11,3 x 23 x 25 cm
Historical context
At the end of the 1940s, the Café du Parlement on Quebec City’s Grande Allée was equipped with its own assortment of tableware. On the initiative of Maurice Duplessis’ government, students in the artistic advertising course at the École des beaux-arts de Québec are invited to submit proposals.
In 1947, Quebec artist Jean-Paul Charland’s design was chosen from all the proposals received. The fleur-de-lys featur...
- Accession Number 2021.12.10.1-7
- Fabricant / Éditeur W H Grindley
- Date 1949
- Materials ceramics, fine terracotta
- Measurements 11,3 x 23 x 25 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Frédéric Cloutier fonds, 2021.012.010.1-7
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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