Platter with crocodile, snake, and lizard

ca. 1870–80

Not on view

Inspired by the works made by the Renaissance ceramicist Bernard Palissy (1510-ca.1590), nineteenth-century producers of Palissy ware combined novel motifs with traditional techniques. A crocodile, which were not a typical feature of the sixteenth-century potter’s work, occupies the center of this platter teeming with life.

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Title: Platter with crocodile, snake, and lizard
Maker: School of Paris
Date: ca. 1870–80
Culture: French
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Dimensions: confirmed: 3 3/16 × 17 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (8.1 × 44.5 × 35.9 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: 2020.86.17
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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