Serving Dish
ca. 1720-1740 (made)
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Large oval dish with indented border painted with formal pattern, the centre painted with a grotesque in the manner of Jean Bérain with busts and figures on brackets, the central figure being Zeus with an eagle
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue |
| Brief description | Oval dish, earthenware, the centre painted with a grotesque, the central figure being Zeus with an eagle, Moustiers-Sainte Marie, ca. 1720-1740 |
| Physical description | Large oval dish with indented border painted with formal pattern, the centre painted with a grotesque in the manner of Jean Bérain with busts and figures on brackets, the central figure being Zeus with an eagle |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs S. M. Prendergast |
| Object history | Formerly Prendergast Loan |
| Production | Acquired as Moustiers, c. 1740; relabelled as Moustiers c. 1720-40 |
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| Accession number | C.40-1960 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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