Ewer
Saint-Porchaire (French)
1540–1567
- Medium
- lead-glazed, white-paste earthenware with inlaid slip decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 35.6 x 13.7 cm (14 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramic
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
France, 16th century
About
An example of one of the most extravagant wares of this kind, this ewer is decorated with applied masks and frogs as well as a variety of stamped and inlaid designs. The shape and patterns reflect the metalwork of the time—the final period of this artistic pottery.
