First, please note the dimensions of this fève. It was photographed with a macro lens, but it is very tiny. It is 1 1/16" in height. The base is .50" x .25".
This French fève can adorn your shelf or be inserted into the traditional Mardi Gras king cake. Modern custom dictates that the person who finds the fève has to bring next year's king cake.
In early pagan times, fèves were beans representing new beginnings. During the Crusades, the event became a celebration of the Epiphany. Gold beans were used by the The Twelfth Night Revelers (a Carnival organization behind the Mistick Krewe of Comus) during the late 1800s. Plastic babies are modern additions to the tradition. Some say the baby represents the Christ Child. Others say it's just a cute baby.
Other fèves of porcelain or bisque (usually an earlier production than the glazed) in myriad shapes and representations are collected today.
This fève is called "Pierrot in the Moonlight."
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