A decorative horizontal border is composed of repeated foliate or floral fleurons.

CHARACTERS

MARTIN, Cooper.
FANCHETTE, young peasant girl, ward, loved by Martin and in love with Colin.
COLIN, young discharged militia member, apprentice cooper for Martin, and in love with Fanchette.
SEP, Vintner from the neighborhood.
GERVAIS, Village Miller, Uncle to Colin.

The stage represents a cooper's shop. At the back, on one side, is the street door; on the opposite side, the door to a room; at the front of the stage and to the left of the Actors, a dove; higher up, a barrel; to the right, a trestle, and in the wings a wash-tub, which is half-advanced onto the stage.

The scene is in the village, inside Martin's shop.

The action begins around two o'clock in the afternoon; it lasts about eight hours.

The play is a mixture of the old and the new genre.