Rustic Basin by Bernard Palissy and Workshop

detail: Landscape with Four Trees by Birger Sandzén

detail: Steel Wool Peignoir by Mimi Smith

Activity Sheet

How Does it Feel?

An activity for elementary-school children

Rustic Basin by Bernard Palissy and Workshop

Bernard Palissy and Workshop France
Rustic Basin, circa 1570-1590
lead-glazed ceramic

Museum purchase: Helen Foresman Spencer Art Acquisition Fund

Name some different textures

smooth soft rough hard prickly bumpy scaly furry pitted

Besides smooth, what other textures do you see?
Do the plants and animals look real or imaginary?