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Pierced dish
Formerly attributed to: Bernard Palissy (French, about 1510–about 1590)
French
17th century
Medium/Technique
Lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Other (Overall): 21.6cm (8 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number41.106
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionAjoure, or reticulated, with an overall design of strapwork arabesques in pale blue, with rosettes in cream color, brown, and green. Low foot.
InscriptionsFragmentary printed paper label on underside from "L'exposition retrospective"
ProvenanceBaron Gustave de Rothschild (b. 1829 - d. 1911); by descent to his grandson, Baron Henri de Lambert (b. 1887 - d. 1933) and his wife, Baroness Johanna von Reininghaus de Lambert (b. 1899 - d. 1960), Brussels and New York; March 7, 1941, Baroness Lambert sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, lot 124, to Arnold, Seligmann Rey and Co., New York, for the MFA for $150. (Accession Date: March 13, 1941)