Bowl
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Bowl, painted in blue, yellow, brownish orange and olive green. Inside, the Holy House, with the Virgin and Child seated on its roof, borne by two angels amongst clouds above a landscape with two men walking by a lake. Round the rim the inscription EX PVLVERE PARIETVM ET EX AQVA SACRAE SCUTELLAE ALMAE DOMUS LAVRETANAE. Outside, the Nativity, on one side, the Virgin and St. Joseph kneeling by the infant Christ, with an ox and an ass beside them, on the other, two shepherds approaching.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Bowl, Holy House with Virgin and Child on inside, inscription on rim, Nativity and two shepherds on outside, made in Italy, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Bowl, painted in blue, yellow, brownish orange and olive green. Inside, the Holy House, with the Virgin and Child seated on its roof, borne by two angels amongst clouds above a landscape with two men walking by a lake. Round the rim the inscription EX PVLVERE PARIETVM ET EX AQVA SACRAE SCUTELLAE ALMAE DOMUS LAVRETANAE. Outside, the Nativity, on one side, the Virgin and St. Joseph kneeling by the infant Christ, with an ox and an ass beside them, on the other, two shepherds approaching. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'EX PVLVERE PARIETVM ET EX AQUA SACRAE SCVTELLAE ALMAE DOMVS LAVRETANAE' (Latin. Painted in Gothic script round the rim) |
| Gallery label | Bowl depicting the Holy House with the Virgin and Child on the inside and the Nativity and two shepherds on outside.
Made in Italy
Inscription on the rim: 'EX PVLVERE PARIETVM ET EX AQUA SACRAE SCVTELLAE ALMAE DOMVS LAVRETANAE'
Tin-glazed earthenware
671-1903 Bequeathed by W.H. Cope, Esq.(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | W. H. Cope Bequest |
| Production | Rackham, 1960 notes, says 'perhaps by the same hand as No1153'. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 1164 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 671-1903 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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