Snake

Manufactory Saint-Honoré-les-Bains French

ca. 1870–1880

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 530

Snakes often featured on Palissy ware dishes and basins of the nineteenth century, typically placed in the center of compositions. This example of a glazed snake suggests that some factories may have made the reptiles as collectible figurines

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Title: Snake
Manufactory: Saint-Honoré-les-Bains (French, ca. 1820–1914)
Date: ca. 1870–1880
Culture: French, possibly St. Honoré-les-Bains
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Dimensions: confirmed: 2 1/16 × 6 5/8 × 3 5/8 in. (5.2 × 16.8 × 9.2 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: 2020.86.19
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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