https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/17180/fullDish with grotesques, trophies and putti (winged infants)ca.1505-1515Giovanni MariaOverall: 3.8 x 27 cm (1 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.)Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Gift of George and Helen GardinerPossible Origin: Castel Durante, The Marches, ItalyG83.1.3231A Castel Durante blue-ground dish (tondino) by Zoan Maria, the slightly sunk centre painted with a putto pulling a cart on which Cupid stands beating a drum. Another putto sits blowing the trumpet, and the remaining surface symmetrically decorated with cupids holding banners inscribed SP and QR. There are also cornucopias, dolphins, and martial trophies in blue, ochre, yellow and green on a dark blue ground. The reverse with a foliate star and radiating compartments to border each with a chequered lozenge.Italian Maiolica14th to 18th Century European Earthenware and Stoneware[]European CeramicsItalian Earthenware - Maiolica185521550ItalianItalian RenaissanceOn banners 'S.P.' and 'Q.R.' (The Roman Senate and people)