Oval basin with lizards, shells, and ivy leaves with brown background

ca. 1865–1875
Not on view
Georges Pull created some of the most sophisticated examples of Palissy ware, ceramics made in the nineteenth century inspired by the work of the Renaissance potter Bernard Palissy (1510-c.1589). The reverse of this dish shows deep impressions left by the lizard and the snake, indicating Pull, like Palissy, created the basin and the creatures decorating its surface from a single mold.

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  • Title: Oval basin with lizards, shells, and ivy leaves with brown background
  • Maker: Georges Pull (Wissembourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France 1810–1889 Paris, France)
  • Date: ca. 1865–1875
  • Culture: French, Paris
  • Medium: Glazed earthenware
  • Dimensions: irregular oval, confirmed: 2 3/8 × 18 5/8 × 14 3/4 in. (6 × 47.3 × 37.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of Wallis Katz, in memory of Marshall Katz, and in celebration of the Museum's 150th anniversary, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.86.9
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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