Broad-rimmed dish (tondino) with putto
Artist
Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
(Italian, 1489 - 1555)
CultureItalian
OriginGubbio, Umbria, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1525
MediumMaiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, lustre, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 0.5 x 27.4 cm (3/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Gubbio lustred blue-ground tondino (dish), with the centre painted en grisaille and copper-lustre on a blue ground with a cupid holding a ribbon and skipping-rope and a scarf. It has gold lustre in the well, and the border has anthemion and scrolling foliage in gold and copper-lustre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.365
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
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