A Re-evaluation of ‘Palissy’ Ceramics at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

This paper reviews eleven ceramic objects in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) that have been attributed variously over the past 150 years to the French ceramicist Bernard Palissy (1510-1590), his studio, workshop, school, followers, circle of, or imitators. It reviews the attributions of these...

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Auteurs principaux: Hykin, Abigail, Newman, Richard, Michie, Thomas
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Anglais
Publié: Technè 2019
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Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:This paper reviews eleven ceramic objects in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) that have been attributed variously over the past 150 years to the French ceramicist Bernard Palissy (1510-1590), his studio, workshop, school, followers, circle of, or imitators. It reviews the attributions of these objects at the time of their loan or acquisition by the Museum, and examines how they fit into current research about his work. Each of the works was analyzed with non destructive, qualitative XRF and four pieces were sampled for study with SEM/EDS. These samples were further analyzed with particle-induced gamma ray spectroscopy (PIGE) at C2RMF. The analysis of one rustic platter is discussed in depth.