Aiguière

France, Saint-Porchaire ou Paris

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544

Spectaculaire par sa taille, cette aiguière est l’un des rares exemples de faïences blanches de petit feu produites en France au milieu du XVIe siècle. Ces céramiques dites de Saint-Porchaire, dans l’ouest de la France, se distinguent par un décor sophistiqué aux qualités architectoniques et par les arabesques complexes souvent exécutées par incrustation d’argiles colorées dans une base de terre écrue. Le raffinement de la technique employée et l’élaboration des motifs font penser cependant à une origine parisienne.

Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris

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Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris

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