Rustic Ewer

This piece is a reinterpretation of a simple form of ewer, of the kind often found in the sphere of goldsmithry, in a manner that the potter Bernard Palissy developed in the middle of the 16th century and that he called rustiques figulines (rustic vessels). The vogue for this kind of decoration over the course of the 16th century and into the 17th meant that Palissy was widely imitated and that there are numerous such “rustic” pieces: bowls, plates, dishes.