Plaque
1489 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This plaque may have been set into a wall of a house as an aid to personal devotion and prayer.
Devotional maiolica plaques were made in several centres in Italy from the third quarter of the 15th century, this very rare dated example, is one of the earliest known to us.
Plaques were either painted, like this one, or moulded from sculptural prototypes; the original design for this plaque remains unknown; maybe the source was a devotional woodcut.
Stylistic features and the colours, particularly the presence of a bright orange and green, lead us to believe that the plaque was produced in Pesaro, were excavated fragments with similar decoration have been found.
Devotional maiolica plaques were made in several centres in Italy from the third quarter of the 15th century, this very rare dated example, is one of the earliest known to us.
Plaques were either painted, like this one, or moulded from sculptural prototypes; the original design for this plaque remains unknown; maybe the source was a devotional woodcut.
Stylistic features and the colours, particularly the presence of a bright orange and green, lead us to believe that the plaque was produced in Pesaro, were excavated fragments with similar decoration have been found.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours |
| Brief description | Plaque, tin-glazed earthenware, Virgin and Child, probably Pesaro, dated 1489 |
| Physical description | Panel with moulded border with the Virgin and Child, painted in blue, orange, green and purple. The Virgin is shown seated on a bench, with the Child on her lap holding a cross on a globe. |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | Right-hand wall
The Virgin and Child
Italy, probably Pesaro. Dated 1489
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Museum no. 490-1864(2009) |
| Object history | Piot Collection |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This plaque may have been set into a wall of a house as an aid to personal devotion and prayer. Devotional maiolica plaques were made in several centres in Italy from the third quarter of the 15th century, this very rare dated example, is one of the earliest known to us. Plaques were either painted, like this one, or moulded from sculptural prototypes; the original design for this plaque remains unknown; maybe the source was a devotional woodcut. Stylistic features and the colours, particularly the presence of a bright orange and green, lead us to believe that the plaque was produced in Pesaro, were excavated fragments with similar decoration have been found. |
| Bibliographic reference | Cecchetti, A. Targhe devozionali dell'Emilia Romagna, Faenza 1984 |
| Other number | 148 - Rackham (1940) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 490-1864 |
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| Record created | July 11, 2008 |
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