Plaque

Gallery 254, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

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Plaque

c. 1876

Achille Barbizet (French, c. 1825–c. 1890)

This plaque, among the first objects to enter the Museum’s collection, was purchased from the Centennial Exhibition that was held in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park in 1876. The nineteenth-century fascination with the life and art of the Renaissance ceramist Bernard Palissy (French, c. 1510-1590) was evident in the work of a number of exhibitors at the Centennial, chief among them Achille Barbizet. The Barbizet workshop specialized in Palissy-style ceramics, particularly those, such as this plaque, of a type known as figulines rustiques (rustic earthenwares).

Gallery 254, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

Object Details

Title:

Plaque

Date:

c. 1876

Artist:

Achille Barbizet (French, c. 1825–c. 1890)

Medium:

Earthenware with colored glaze decoration

Dimensions:

31 x 44 x 6 inches (78.7 x 111.8 x 15.2 cm)

Classification:

Plaques/Reliefs/Tiles

Credit Line:

Purchased with Museum funds, 1876

Accession Number:

1876-1180

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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Gallery 254, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

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