Skip to main content
Madd logo
Madd logo

museum of decorative Arts and Design

musée des Arts décoratifs
et du Design de Bordeaux
contact us

39 rue Bouffard,
33000 Bordeaux

The museum is closed but the activity continues. Follow the museum's team during the works.

▲ The madd-bordeaux starts its metamorphosis in 2023▲
During its closure, from 2023 to 2025, the museum offers a rich program in the city and online

More informations

The Harvester and the Vintager<br/> &copy;  madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier
The Harvester and the Vintager
© madd Bordeaux - L. Gauthier
object n°20

The Harvester and the Vintager, two statues of terra-cotta

Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1963 - Inv 63.8.1 and 63.8.2

The young harvester and the young grape-picker, garden statues in the museum's collection, could represent Lise and Colas, two characters from Dauberval's ballet La Fille mal gardée. In the second half of the 18th century, provincial life was seen in a new light: in philosophy, in the theatre or in the everyday setting, simplicity became a virtue...

object n°20 (pdf)

previous objects of the month

object n°16
Gift of the Viscount of Pelleport-Burète, 1927 - Inv 1085
object n°15
Gift of Eulalie Gouzenne, 1959 - Inv 59.7.3
object n°14
Gift of the Association of Friends of the Hôtel de Lalande, 1991 - Inv 91.2.6
object n°13
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1975 - Inv 75.3.10
object n°12
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1958 - Inv 58.1.11 350
object n°11
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1959 - Inv 59.3.1
object n°10
Fnac deposit, 2009 - Inv D 2009.3.6
object n°09
Purchase from the City of Bordeaux, 1986 - Inv 86.3.1 & 86.3.2
object n°08
Gift of Viscount and Viscountess Alain de Baritault du Carpia, 2012 - Inv 2012.5.1 & 2012.5.2
object n°07
XVIIth century
object n°06
1767
object n°05
XVIIe siècle
object n°04
Legs d'André Lataillade, 1969 - Inv 69.3.198 & 69.3.199
object n°01
CAPC depot