https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17276/fullPair of albarelli with portraits of saintsca.1550Virgiliotto CalamelliOverall: 28 x 12 cm (11 x 4 3/4 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Gift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Faenza, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyG83.1.355.1-21Two Faenza albarelli of waisted cylindrical shape, elaborately decorated. On one, a portrait of a saint and on the other a lady reading. Both in circular medallions and reserved on an orange ground painted with grey and white military trophies. The reverse of both with a coat-of-arms on yellow, anda range shield reserved on a dark blue ground. It is painted with foliate scrolls and marine grotesques.Italian Maiolica14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsItalian Earthenware - Maiolica181847391ItalianItalian RenaissanceInscription: 'SPQF' and 'VA F'