Ewer
Part of a service presented to François I on one of his visits to Savignies (1536, 1540, 1544), this piece, with its inverted bell shape, pedestal foot, and architectural handle, imitates contemporary silver ewers. The silver mounts were probably added in the seventeenth century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ewer
- Date: late 16th–early 17th century
- Culture: French, Saintonge
- Medium: Lead-glazed earthenware (white pottery); silver mounts
- Dimensions: Height: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.1814
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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