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François Briot (after)
Ewer with Grotesque Decoration and Figures of Faith, Hope and Charitycirca 1600-1610

Not on view
Ceramic ewer with bulbous double-lobed body, tall arched handle, and pinched spout, covered in high-relief foliate scrollwork, oval portrait medallions, and figural cartouches in green, blue, mustard yellow, and brown glazes
Ceramic ewer with ovoid body on a footed base, long curved handle, and flared spout; densely molded relief decoration of grotesque masks, scrollwork, and portrait medallions covered in polychrome glazes of green, amber, dark blue, and ochre.

François Briot (after), Ewer with Grotesque Decoration and Figures of Faith, Hope and Charity, circa 1600-1610, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Miss Lenore Greene, Hendrick de Groot, Dr. and Mrs. Curtis S. Grove, Nathan Hamburger, Lorna Hammond, H.K. Hargett, and S.M. Harmon., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
François Briot (after)
France, circa 1550-1612
Title
Ewer with Grotesque Decoration and Figures of Faith, Hope and Charity
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1600-1610
Medium
Lead-glazed earthenware, Palissy ware
Dimensions
10 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 in. (26.04 x 13.34 x 10.16 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Miss Lenore Greene, Hendrick de Groot, Dr. and Mrs. Curtis S. Grove, Nathan Hamburger, Lorna Hammond, H.K. Hargett, and S.M. Harmon.
Accession Number
82.9.7
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.
  • Markel, Stephen. Mughal and Early Modern Metalware from South Asia at LACMA: An Online Scholarly Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020. https://archive.org/details/mughal-metalware (accessed September 7, 2021).