Dish
ca. 1600-1650 (made)
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Oval dish moulded in the middle with the design known as 'La Fecondité' (a naked woman reclining on a couch, surrounded by five gambolling children), architectural details in the background, with a garden to the left. The rim of the dish is moulded with a summetrical pattern of foliage and flowers repeated eight times. Variously coloured blue, greyish green, brown shading off to pink, and purple. The sides of the dish and the reverse are mottled.
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Materials and techniques | Earthenware with moulded decoration and coloured glazes |
Brief description | White earthenware with moulded and coloured glazed decoration. French, possibly Fontainebleau, 1600-1650 |
Physical description | Oval dish moulded in the middle with the design known as 'La Fecondité' (a naked woman reclining on a couch, surrounded by five gambolling children), architectural details in the background, with a garden to the left. The rim of the dish is moulded with a summetrical pattern of foliage and flowers repeated eight times. Variously coloured blue, greyish green, brown shading off to pink, and purple. The sides of the dish and the reverse are mottled. |
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Gallery label | Dish with Venus and putti, possibly Fontainebleau, 1600-20(2010 (TAB)) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
Object history | Salting Bequest. |
Historical context | Oval dish in earthenware decorated in low relief with an allegory of Fecundity. French, style of Bernard Palissy, second half 16th century. The elongated figure is in the style of the School of Fontainebleau. |
Production | Palissy-style ware |
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Accession number | C.2323-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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