Basin with handclasp motif
CultureItalian
OriginDeruta, Umbria, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Dateca. 1500-1550
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) with metallic lustre
DimensionsOutside Diameter: 33 cm (13 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionDeruta relief moulded tondo, the recessed central boss with clasped hands beneath a crown and above a heart with rosettes to either side. All within a meander-pattern surround. The well has a quartieri and the border has a band of stylized foliage. It is painted in blue and gold lustre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.340
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
ca. 1525 - 1530
Object number: G83.1.365
Artist / Maker: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
1531
Object number: G83.1.366
Artist / Maker: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
ca.1530
Object number: G83.1.362
Artist / Maker: Franco Xanto Avelli
1534
Object number: G83.1.363
Artist / Maker: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
1539
Object number: G83.1.364
Artist / Maker: Giacomo Mancini
ca.1530-1560 or later
Object number: G83.1.339
