Small oval dish with fish and serpent

ca. 1850–70

Not on view

Joseph Landais had close ties to the family of Charles-Jean Avisseau, who was credited with rediscovering the techniques of Palissy in the nineteenth century. After marrying Avisseau’s sister, Landais set up a workshop with Avisseau in Tours in 1843, only to end their joint enterprise three months later and establish rival firms. Like his brother-in-law, Landais based his career producing works inspired by Palissy, such as the example here showing a fish in the center of a fertile pond.

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Title: Small oval dish with fish and serpent
Maker: Joseph Landais (French, Tours, Calle-Guérand, Touraine, France 1800–1883 Tours, France)
Date: ca. 1850–70
Culture: French, Tours
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Dimensions: confirmed: 1 7/8 × 9 15/16 × 7 in. (4.8 × 25.2 × 17.8 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: 2020.86.12
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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