Oval basin with lizards, shells, and ivy leaves with brown background
Georges Pull
ca. 1865–1875 · Glazed earthenware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Georges Pull created some of the most sophisticated examples of Palissy ware, ceramics made in the nineteenth century inspired by the work of the Renaissance potter Bernard Palissy (1510-c.1589). The reverse of this dish shows deep impressions left by the lizard and the snake, indicating Pull, like Palissy, created the basin and the creatures decorating its surface from a single mold.
- Artist
- Georges Pull
- Date
- ca. 1865–1875
- Medium
- Glazed earthenware
- Culture
- French, Paris
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Wallis Katz, in memory of Marshall Katz, and in celebration of the Museum's 150th anniversary, 2020
