French Yellow Glazed Tian, 20th Century yellow glaze 14” high

14” high

Frames of this type were popular at the turn of the 20th century

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and the distinctive beak-like spout

a thin coat of pale clay brushed on before glazing

French Yellow Glazed Tian, 20th Century yellow glaze 14” highWheel thrown terracotta tian, the shallow flaring bowl form used across Provence for mixing, salting, and serving. Two pinched lug handles applied at the rim, with a pulled pouring lip opposite. The interior and rim carry a honey yellow lead glaze that stops partway down the outside and runs in thick drips over the bare clay. Look at the drip edges and you can see a white line between the yellow and the red body. That's a slip, a thin coat of pale