Display dish with the Temptation of Adam and Eve
The Temptation of Adam and Eve was one of the most popular subjects to be depicted on English “blue-dash” chargers. This example, dating to about 1650, is among the earliest. It is part of a group of seven chargers with depictions of Adam and Eve that are notably more naturalistic than the more typical crude renderings. The Museum owns a related Adam and Eve charger (30.62), but it is of a later date.
[Elizabeth Sullivan, 2014]
[Elizabeth Sullivan, 2014]
Artwork Details
- Title: Display dish with the Temptation of Adam and Eve
- Date: ca. 1650
- Culture: British, probably London
- Medium: Delftware (tin-glazed earthenware)
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 2 7/8 × 14 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (7.3 × 36.2 × 36.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2014
- Object Number: 2014.712.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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