# Ewer

- By: Saint-Porchaire (French)
- Date: c. 1540–67
- Medium: lead-glazed, white-paste earthenware with inlaid slip decoration
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: Overall: 35.6 x 13.7 cm (14 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Culture: France
- Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1953.363)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1953.363/1953.363_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

An example of one of the most extravagant wares of this kind, this ewer is decorated with applied masks and frogs as well as a variety of stamped and inlaid designs. The shape and patterns reflect the metalwork of the time—the final period of this artistic pottery.