Basin

Mexican

Not on view


The form of this impressive basin (lebrillo), with a flat bottom and flared sides, relates to Hispano-Islamic pottery traditions. The artist has adapted the familiar two-headed eagle of the European Hapsburg dynasty to a blue-and-white design scheme inspired by Chinese porcelain. The visible convergence of far-flung artistic traditions in this unusual object highlights the global processes that contributed to the formation of a distinctive local ceramic style.

Basin, Tin-glazed earthenware, Mexican

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