Oval basin with lizard, shells, and light blue background

1865–1875

Not on view

Georges Pull’s training as a taxidermist probably aided his ability to render creatures with lifelike precision on his ceramic works inspired by the Renaissance potter Bernard Palissy (1510-ca.1589). Pull captures the minute wrinkles on the skin of the lizard found at the center of this dish. The smaller curled lizard on the rim has been left unglazed.

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Title: Oval basin with lizard, shells, and light blue background
Maker: Georges Pull (Wissembourg, Alsace-Lorraine, France 1810–1889 Paris, France)
Date: 1865–1875
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Dimensions: confirmed: 2 3/16 × 16 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (5.6 × 42.5 × 32.4 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: 2020.86.10
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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