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Platter

Platter

late 1500s

circle of Bernard Palissy

(French, 1510–1589)
France, 16th century
lead-glazed earthenware
Overall: 49 x 40 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1986.57
Location: 114 Late Northern Renaissance

Did You Know?

Coiled snakes, slinking lizards, and scaly fish adorn this decorative platter. Some of the naturalistic details were formed using casts of real animals.
  • (Rainer Zietz Ltd., London).
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1986.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 74, no. 2 (1987). p. 61 www.jstor.org
    Christman, Bruce, "Cyber-Ceramics ", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 44 no. 04, April 2004 Mentioned & reproduced: 6-7 archive.org
    Cleland, Elizabeth A. H. and Marjorie E. Wieseman. Renaissance Splendor: Catherine De' Medici's Valois Tapestries. Cleveland, OH; New Haven, CT: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2018. 106236147 Reproduced: p. 27, fig. 20
  • Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de’ Medici’s Valois Tapestries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 18, 2018-January 21, 2019).
    Year in Review for 1986. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 4-March 15, 1987).
    CMA 1987: "Year in Review 1986," Bulletin, 74 (February 1987), p. 61, no. 24, repr. p. 61
  • {{cite web|title=Platter|url=false|author=Bernard Palissy|year=late 1500s|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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