Bowl

Unknown

ca. 1600 · Lead-glazed earthenware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Set against a pattern of trailing rose stems, two angels gesture toward the arms of France and Navarre. Encircling the center of the bowl are the collars of the royal orders of the Saint-Esprit and Saint-Michel, both of which were borne by Henry IV (ruled 1589–1610).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Lead-glazed earthenware

Culture

French, Beauvaisis

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts and Mrs. Lawrence Copley Thaw Gift, 2009