An example of one of the most extravagant wares of this kind, this ewer is decorated with applied masks and frogs as well as a variety of stamped and inlaid designs. The shape and patterns reflect the metalwork of the time-the final period of this artistic pottery.
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
c. 1540-67
Lead-glazed, white-paste earthenware with inlaid slip decoration
35.6 x 13.7cm
1953.363
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection