European Decorative Arts and Sculpture "Fecundity" Dish Made in Southwark, London, England, Europec. 1675 Artist/maker unknown, English Tin-glazed earthenware with underglaze polychrome decoration * Gallery 277, European Art 1500-1850, second floor 2008-169-1 Gift of John K. and Louise Binswanger, 2008 |
LabelThis large dish is part of an important group made in England between about 1633 and 1697. Derived from sixteenth-century French dishes of a similar design, the group is decorated with a representation of fecundity (fertility) in the form of a reclining Venus and cavorting putti (cherubs).* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
