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Palissy (after), Bernard
Oval Rustic Dish with Shells and Reptilescirca 1560-1600

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Oval ceramic platter with cobalt blue stippled ground and high-relief naturalistic decoration, including a green lizard, coiled brown snake, green frog, grasshopper, fern fronds, leafy stems, and ivory shells
Oval ceramic platter with high-relief decoration on a mottled blue ground: a green lizard, coiled brown snake, frog, yellow insect, shells, ferns, and leafy plant sprigs, all rendered in naturalistic polychrome glazes.

Palissy (after), Bernard, Unknown, Oval Rustic Dish with Shells and Reptiles, circa 1560-1600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Carl G. Riege in memory of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ziegert of Philadelphia, Guy Robertson Stewart Bequest, Mrs G. Rose, Mr. H.E. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Salinger, C.R. Sargent, W.H. Shilling and Mrs. R. Shuhart, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Palissy (after), Bernard
Title
Oval Rustic Dish with Shells and Reptiles
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1560-1600
Medium
Lead-glazed earthenware, Palissy ware
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 13 1/8 x 10 3/16 in. (6.03 x 33.34 x 27.15 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Carl G. Riege in memory of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ziegert of Philadelphia, Guy Robertson Stewart Bequest, Mrs G. Rose, Mr. H.E. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Salinger, C.R. Sargent, W.H. Shilling and Mrs. R. Shuhart
Accession Number
82.9.14
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.

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