A Large Late 18thC Earthenware Plaque of The Fall of Adam and Eve & The Tree of Knowledge c.1780 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews “You know horses are smarter

“You know horses are smarter than people

The rexine is original and had been covered with a golden fabric so it has kept it in good order with only attractive wear present and no tears

Make it do or do without”

the whole with paint losses showing the blue base colour

A Large Late 18thC Earthenware Plaque of The Fall of Adam and Eve & The Tree of Knowledge c.1780 Doe & Hope X Hannah Matthews “You know horses are smarterOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 Height: 17 Width: 13 Depth: 0. 75 A large and evocative late eighteenth century earthenware plaque of arched form depicting Adam and Eve beneath the Tree of Knowledge, shown at the moment of temptation, with Eve holding the apple and Adam reaching toward the trunk, the serpent emerging from within the split tree, the scene rendered in a restrained palette of manganese brown, copper