Brazier
16th century or 17th century (made)
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Cup of earthenware decorated with an applied panel of figures moulded in relief and covered with a mottled gree, purple, blue and yellow glaze. In the form of a shallow bowl with a spreading foot, two reeded loop handles and three horn-like projections rising from the rm. On one side is an applied panel with a frieze of naked boys dancing hand in hand. A reproduction of the same cast in plaster occupies the reverse side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with applied decoration in low relief and coloured with glazes. |
| Brief description | Restored brazier of buff earthenware decorated with an applied panel of dancing boys in relief and painted with coloured glazes. French, possibly Beauvais, 16th or 17th century. |
| Physical description | Cup of earthenware decorated with an applied panel of figures moulded in relief and covered with a mottled gree, purple, blue and yellow glaze. In the form of a shallow bowl with a spreading foot, two reeded loop handles and three horn-like projections rising from the rm. On one side is an applied panel with a frieze of naked boys dancing hand in hand. A reproduction of the same cast in plaster occupies the reverse side. |
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| Credit line | Given by J.H. Fitzhenry. |
| Object history | Found in the Ile de la Cité, Paris, in 1864. Given by J.H. Fitzhenry. |
| Historical context | (15 July 1975) M. and Mme. Courtier of the Groupe de recherches et détudes de la céramique du Beauvasis claim this was made in Beauvais. |
| Production | Found in the Ile de la Cité and possibly made in Beauvais. |
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| Accession number | C.190-1909 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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