Vase
ca. 1490s (made)
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Vases of this shape, loosely similar to classical examples, were also made in bronze and appear in contemporary grotesque ornament and (from about 1450) in candelabrum decorations. This example is decorated on the handles with money pattern and on the body with scalework and a grotesque.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) |
| Brief description | Vase, tin-glazed earthenware, painted with scalework and a grotesque, and on the handles with a money pattern, made in the Marche, possibly Pesaro, Italy, ca. 1490-1500 |
| Physical description | Vase, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), decorated on the handles with money pattern and on the body with scalework and a grotesque. |
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| Object history | Webb Collection. Bought for £ 100 |
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| Summary | Vases of this shape, loosely similar to classical examples, were also made in bronze and appear in contemporary grotesque ornament and (from about 1450) in candelabrum decorations. This example is decorated on the handles with money pattern and on the body with scalework and a grotesque. |
| Other number | 157 - Rackham (1940) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 351-1872 |
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| Record created | June 6, 2005 |
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