Vase
before 1502 (made)
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Vase painted in dark blue, orange, yellow and copper green. On either side, within a wreath with, below, a tablet inscribed in one case, "HPAO" and in the other, "SRNO." An eagle displayed crowned, perched on a section of ragged trunk supporting a shield of testa di cavallo form, and a figure of Mucius Scaevola are also present. The shield bears the arms of Guidobaldo I da Montelfeltro, Duke of Urbino (1482-1508). The neck is painted in blue alla porcellana with flowers and foliage.
Object details
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| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware, made in Castel Durante or Urbino, before 1502 |
| Physical description | Vase painted in dark blue, orange, yellow and copper green. On either side, within a wreath with, below, a tablet inscribed in one case, "HPAO" and in the other, "SRNO." An eagle displayed crowned, perched on a section of ragged trunk supporting a shield of testa di cavallo form, and a figure of Mucius Scaevola are also present. The shield bears the arms of Guidobaldo I da Montelfeltro, Duke of Urbino (1482-1508). The neck is painted in blue alla porcellana with flowers and foliage. |
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| Content description | Gaius Mucius Scaevola. Arms of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Incised marks on base (Such symbols are only found on pharmaceutical jars and were probably added by apothecaries rather than makers. They may indicate the weights of jars when empty.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | George Salting collection. Formerly in collection of Madame D'Yvon (sale Galérie Georges Petit, Paris, 30 May 1892, lot 51). |
| Historical context | Drug jars (no contents specified). |
| Production | The absence from the shield of the insignia of Gonfalonier of the Holy Roman Church, an office granted to Guidobaldo da Montefeltro in 1502, shows that the vase cannot have been made later then that date. |
| Bibliographic references |
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| Other number | 206 - Rackham (1977) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2121-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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