Saint Jerome
early 17th century
Ceramist, French
Avon Pottery, possibly after a model by Bernard Palissy
Artwork overview
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Medium
lead-glazed earthenware
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 21.9 × 11.4 × 12.7 cm (8 5/8 × 4 1/2 × 5 in.)
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Accession Number
2014.136.357
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1978
The William A. Clark Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 26 April - 16 July 1978, unnumbered catalogue, fig. 70.
1989
The William A. Clark Collection: Treasures of a Copper King, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings; Montana Historical Society, Helena, 1989, unnumbered catalogue.
2007
Treasures of European Decorative Art and Sculpture, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 25 August 2007 - 29 March 2009, no catalogue.
Bibliography
1928
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1928: 96, no. 2490.
1932
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1932: 103, no. 2490.
Inscriptions
on bottom, above hole in center, cursive inscription of unknown date: Bernard / Palissy; below hole, Corcoran number, underlined, in black: 2490