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plate, wall

human history
  • Other Name

    Palissyware

  • Description

    Wall plate. Decorated in relief with a frog in centre being bitten by a snake that curls around the plate in a circle. Two small lizards, a frog, and two moths or butterflies sit around the rim. Mossy green in colour, with brown frog in centre and pale yellow-green on the wings of the two insects. Palissy ware.

  • Place
    Caldas da Rainha/Portugal
  • Accession Number
    1932.530
  • Accession Date
    07 Oct 1932
  • Other Id

    K4399 (ceramic)

    K4399.2 (ceramic)

    18690 (ethnology)

    18690.2 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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