Two-Handled Cup
1470-1480 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Two-handled cup, depicting Cupid carrying a goblet
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Two-handled cup with dragon-shaped handels, made in Deruta, 1470-1490, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Two-handled cup with elaborate dragon handles painted green. On each side of the body a depiction of Cupid carrying a goblet. Painted in blue, orange, copper green and manganese purple. Inscriptions on both sides. |
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| Object history | Bought from the Soulages Collection |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Two-handled cup, depicting Cupid carrying a goblet |
| Bibliographic reference | Bayer, Andrea, editor, Art and Love in Renaissance Italy, New York, 2008, Yale University Press |
| Other number | 162 - Rackham (1977) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 525-1865 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2007 |
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