Plate
ca. 1740 (made)
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During the eighteenth century, potters working in the Italian tradition of tin-glazed earthenware had to compete with porcelain, this most fashionable new material. They made their wares thinner and adopted porcelain shapes.
This plate, made in Lombardy, northern Italy, has a sketchily drawn, vivid depiction of oriental figures an animals amongst trees. The figures and trees are spread out evenly accost the surface very much like a pattern on painted wallpaper or textiles.
This plate, made in Lombardy, northern Italy, has a sketchily drawn, vivid depiction of oriental figures an animals amongst trees. The figures and trees are spread out evenly accost the surface very much like a pattern on painted wallpaper or textiles.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
Brief description | Plate depicting a Turkish woman standing, two seated Chinamen, a lynx and a bird, made in Lombardy (Italy), 1740-50, tin-glazed earthenware |
Physical description | Polychrome maiolica plate depicting a Turkish woman standing, two seated Chinamen, a lynx and a bird amongst trees. |
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Object history | Purchase price note: Bought for 8s. |
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Summary | During the eighteenth century, potters working in the Italian tradition of tin-glazed earthenware had to compete with porcelain, this most fashionable new material. They made their wares thinner and adopted porcelain shapes. This plate, made in Lombardy, northern Italy, has a sketchily drawn, vivid depiction of oriental figures an animals amongst trees. The figures and trees are spread out evenly accost the surface very much like a pattern on painted wallpaper or textiles. |
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Other number | 1237 - Rackham (1977) |
Collection | |
Accession number | 385-1869 |
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Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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