Creil Creamware Compote
Artist
Creil
(French)
Datec.1800-30
Place of ManufactureEurope
MediumMaterial: earthenware (creamware); glazed
DimensionsOverall: 11.5 x 24.2 cm
Base: 10.2 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of T. Clayton Shields
Object number2012.032.014
Descriptioncompote dish has a large rounded bowl raised on a pedestal with a small tapered foot; compote is primarily white with the interior rim and base decorated with a band of yellow glaze bordered with thin black lines and transfer prints in black and white on the interior and exterior. Large interior circular print depicts a scene with three classical figures in an Italianate garden. Exterior has four small classical portrait medallions and four small decorative medallions;Status
Not on view
