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Penny Hughes

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The Grasshopper and the Ant Plate, 1900

 Item
Identifier: CFC2019.0262.1
Abstract

This plate features, in its side panels, the backs of two men. One seems a prosperous farmer with mounds of hay nearby. The other has poorer clothing and strides away with a walking stick carrying something -- an instrument perhaps? -- as he goes. The central panel features two women. The "ant" holds an instrument for spinning, while the lovely younger grasshopper holds a lute. A small child is just behind her.

Dates: 1900