Plaque
ca. 1770 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The plaque represents Pomona, sucking a child and attended by putti; in Roman mythology, Pomona was the goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards. Here she represents Earth from a set of engravings of the Four Elements by P. Aveline, after paintings by Charles Natoire. The original set of plaques of the four elements might have been displayed together.
The painting on this plaque is very fine and detailed and show well the level of craftsmanship of the master who created it; it is rare to find such fine brushwork and subtle tonal variations in high-temperature colours, because the colours are painted onto the absorbent and powdery unfired glaze, tonal shading are hard to control.
The painting on this plaque is very fine and detailed and show well the level of craftsmanship of the master who created it; it is rare to find such fine brushwork and subtle tonal variations in high-temperature colours, because the colours are painted onto the absorbent and powdery unfired glaze, tonal shading are hard to control.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours |
| Brief description | Plaque, made in Alcora, Spain, about 1752-1764, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Moulded white tin-glaze border, decorated with polychrome colours. Two holes pierced for suspension. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | E |
| Gallery label | Plaque
Made in Alcora, Spain About 1752-1764
Tin-glazed earthenware
1051-1871(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Formerly Reynolds Collection. |
| Production | Probably painted by Vicente Ferrer |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The plaque represents Pomona, sucking a child and attended by putti; in Roman mythology, Pomona was the goddess of fruit trees, gardens, and orchards. Here she represents Earth from a set of engravings of the Four Elements by P. Aveline, after paintings by Charles Natoire. The original set of plaques of the four elements might have been displayed together. The painting on this plaque is very fine and detailed and show well the level of craftsmanship of the master who created it; it is rare to find such fine brushwork and subtle tonal variations in high-temperature colours, because the colours are painted onto the absorbent and powdery unfired glaze, tonal shading are hard to control. |
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| Other number | 394 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1051-1871 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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