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Dish with embracing Lovers

Manufacturer
CultureItalian
OriginUrbino, The Marches, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1540
MediumMaiolica, tin glaze, lead glaze, press moulded, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 5.8 x 25.5 cm (2 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Castel Durante dish on a low foot, decorated with a portrait of a man and a woman embracing. It is painted in green, grey ochre and white on a dark blue ground.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.411
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
Italian Earthenware - Maiolica
Status
On view
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