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Platter with crocodile, snake, and lizard

ca. 1870–80
Not on view
Inspired by the works made by the Renaissance ceramicist Bernard Palissy (1510-ca.1590), nineteenth-century producers of Palissy ware combined novel motifs with traditional techniques. A crocodile, which were not a typical feature of the sixteenth-century potter’s work, occupies the center of this platter teeming with life.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Platter with crocodile, snake, and lizard
  • Maker: School of Paris
  • Date: ca. 1870–80
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Glazed earthenware
  • Dimensions: confirmed: 3 3/16 × 17 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (8.1 × 44.5 × 35.9 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: 2020.86.17
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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