# Platter

- By: Bernard Palissy (French, 1510–1589)
- Date: late 1500s
- Medium: lead-glazed earthenware
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: Overall: 49 x 40 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
- Culture: France
- Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1986.57)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1986.57/1986.57_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Coiled snakes, slinking lizards, and scaly fish adorn this decorative platter. Some of the naturalistic details were formed using casts of real animals.