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ca. 1530 (made)
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Place of origin

A tin glazed earthenware bowl with painted decoration depicting a birth scene. Painted by Francseco Xanto, Urbino ca.1530.

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Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin glazed earthenware
Brief description
Tin-glazed earthenware broth-bowl from an accouchement set with painted decoration depicting a birth scene, Xanto, Urbino, ca. 1530
Physical description
Tin glazed earthenware bowl with painted decoration depicting a birth scene.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
  • Height: 7cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Production
Xanto or a collaborator; the Milan Marsyas Painter (2009)
Summary
A tin glazed earthenware bowl with painted decoration depicting a birth scene. Painted by Francseco Xanto, Urbino ca.1530.
Bibliographic reference
Mallet, J.V.G. et al, Xanto: Pottery-painter, Poet, Man of the Italian Renaissance, London : The Wallace Collection, 2007 no. 32
Collection
Accession number
C.2241-1910

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Record createdMay 5, 2006
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