Round dish with cattail border

1878

Not on view

Based in his family workshop in Beaune, Emile Gambut created works inspired by the rediscovery of the works of sixteenth-century potter Bernard Palissy (1510-ca. 1589). The frog, lizard, and lobster at the center of this plate recall the creatures found at the center of the Renaissance potter’s work. Gambut has added inventive details through the addition of the textured green moss and ornate decorative border.

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Title: Round dish with cattail border
Maker: Emile Gambut (French, active in Chalon-sur-Saône.)
Date: 1878
Culture: French, Beaune
Medium: Glazed terracotta
Dimensions: irregular diameter due to applied decoration, confirmed: 2 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (5.7 × 21 × 21 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: 2020.86.3
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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