Holy Water Stoup
1620 (dated)
| Place of origin |
Holy water stoup, with panel at the back moulded in relief, probably made in Urbino, Italy, dated 1620, tin-glazed earthenware
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Holy water stoup, with panel at the back moulded in relief, probably made in Urbino, Italy, dated 1620, tin-glazed earthenware |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1620' (Date painted on the back) |
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| Object history | Formerly Bernal Collection. Purchase price note: Bought for £5 15s. |
| Production | JVG Mallet 25/10/05 The composition is taken from Sebastiano del Piombo's Pieta at San Salvatore, Ulseda in Valencia. Reproduced in Burlington Magazine, Sept 1972, M. Hirst., Sebastiano, Pieta for the Commendador Mayor, pp. 585- 595 fig. 8. There must also have been a sculptural prototype |
| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 901 - Rackham (1977) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1797-1855 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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