Charger with portrait

Unknown

possibly late 17th century · Tin-glazed earthenware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This tin-glazed charger features a man wearing a wig and what appears to be an elaborate hat or crown, surrounded by an abstract border of alternating thick and thin lines in cobalt blue. It was probably made in the late seventeenth century in Talavera or Puente del Arzobispo, two centers of pottery production in the Castile region of Spain.

Artist

Unknown

Date

possibly late 17th century

Medium

Tin-glazed earthenware

Culture

probably Spanish, Talavera or Puente del Arzobispo

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2014