Dish

Thought to be from the Odler workshop in Dechtice. The Odler family of potters were probably Anabaptists who left the commune to set up a separate workshop. They absorbed foreign influences and produced wares decorated with blue cobalt on a white background as found on Chinese porcelain.

functional; decorative

tin-glazed

Circular white earthenware dish on flat base, with curving sides and a wide flat everted rim. In the well a circular blue medallion enclosing buildings. On rim are four repeated blue landscapes with buildings, trees, foliage, and birds. Blue lines on rim edges.