
Collection Online as of May 17, 2022
(French)
Lead-glazed, white-paste earthenware with inlaid slip decoration
Overall: 35.6 x 13.7 cm (14 x 5 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.363
114 Late Northern Renaissance
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.