Terms and conditions of use
Covered bowl
1879
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1886
- Gallery location
- Not on display
About this work
This covered pedestal cup imitates French lead-glazed earthenwares of the sixteenth-century, known as Saint Porchaire ware. These ceramics are known for their complex architectural forms and decoration involving inlaid designs in coloured clays. They were thought to have been made in Saint Porchaire but are now thought to have been made in a Paris workshop. This tazza is a direct copy of a Saint Porchaire work in the Louvre. The tazza was also copied by the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory in 1852 and an example was acquired by Herbert Minton in 1855 that probably formed the model for this Minton production.
Artwork Details
printed (inverted) in brown on base u.c.: C.TOFT
Purchased, 1886
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