Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark
Though Charles-Jean Avisseau is often credited with rediscovering the techniques of Bernard Palissy (ca. 1510-1590), he often surpassed the much simpler forms used by the Renaissance potter. Here, Avisseau creates a microcosm teeming with life on the surface of the ceramic basin, with shells interspersed alongside a snake, a salamander, and a lizard, each colored with a different ceramic glaze.
Artwork Details
- Title: Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark
- Maker: Charles-Jean Avisseau (French, Tours 1796–1861 Tours)
- Date: ca. 1850–1855
- Culture: French
- Medium: Glazed earthenware
- Dimensions: confirmed, irregular oval: 3 3/4 × 25 5/8 × 21 in. (9.5 × 65.1 × 53.3 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of Wallis Katz, in memory of Marshall Katz, and in celebration of the Museum's 150th anniversary, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.86.15
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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