For #FindsFriday, a piece to cover both #FishFriday + #FrogFriday spotted during my visit to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:
Cruet for oil and vinegar
Florence, Italy, made by the Medici Factory (active 1575-87)
Soft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue decoration, 17.1 x 14 x 8.9 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
“This rare cruet was produced at the porcelain workshop established by Grand Duke Francesco I de Medici— the first in Europe to make a convincing imitation of coveted Chinese (hard-paste) porcelain. Its experimental mixture of clay and ground glass nearly achieves the look of the real thing.”