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Collections

Palissy (after), Bernard
Rustic Dish with Fish and Reptilesc. 1600-1650

Not on view
Large circular ceramic dish with high-relief polychrome glaze, cobalt blue rim crowded with sculpted lizards, frogs, crayfish, insects, shells, and ferns surrounding a pale wave-textured well with a coiled eel and central blue boss

Palissy (after), Bernard, Unknown, Rustic Dish with Fish and Reptiles, c. 1600-1650, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with Funds Provided by Bertha Kretschmer, Sarah le Valley Bequest, Misses Levens, W.C. Lewis, Los Angeles County Fund, Sara W. Lowman, Mabel Salter Lyon, Carlotta Mabury., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Palissy (after), Bernard
Title
Rustic Dish with Fish and Reptiles
Place Made
France
Date Made
c. 1600-1650
Medium
Lead-glazed earthenware, Palissy ware
Dimensions
Height: 20 3/8 in. (51.75 cm); Depth: 3 1/8 in. (7.94 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with Funds Provided by Bertha Kretschmer, Sarah le Valley Bequest, Misses Levens, W.C. Lewis, Los Angeles County Fund, Sara W. Lowman, Mabel Salter Lyon, Carlotta Mabury.
Accession Number
82.9.10
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.