Large basin with snake, ferns, and bark
Object type: Platter
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Charles-Jean Avisseau
Artist bio: French, Tours 1796–1861 Tours
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1850–1855
Medium: Glazed earthenware
Dimensions: confirmed, irregular oval: 3 3/4 × 25 5/8 × 21 in. (9.5 × 65.1 × 53.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit line: Gift of Wallis Katz, in memory of Marshall Katz, and in celebration of the Museum's 150th anniversary, 2020
Accession year: 2020