Rustic Plate with Shells, Water Creatures, and Dragonfly
probably 17th century
Artwork overview
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Medium
lead-glazed earthenware
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (oval): 6 × 50.2 × 40 cm (2 3/8 × 19 3/4 × 15 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2015.19.4075
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 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. 67.
1989
The William A. Clark Collection: Treasures of a Copper King, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings; Montana Historical Society, Helena, 1989, unnumbered catalogue.
Bibliography
1928
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1928: 95, no. 2489.
1932
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1932: 103, no. 2489.
1965
Dauterman, Carl Christian. "Palissy and the Avon Wares in the W. A. Clark Collection, The Corcoran Gallery of Art." The Corcoran Gallery of Art Bulletin 15, no. 2 (October 1965): n.p., fig. 2.