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Pilgrim Bottle

1540-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pilgrim-bottle with screw stopper and two handles in the form of grotesque horned masks. Depicts The Rape of the Sabine women. The foot is missing. Painted in blue, yellow, copper green, orange, manganese purple, black and opaque white.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Pilgrim-bottle with screw stopper, depicting the Rape of the Sabine women, two handles in form of grotesque horned masks, made in Urbino, 1540-1550
Physical description
Pilgrim-bottle with screw stopper and two handles in the form of grotesque horned masks. Depicts The Rape of the Sabine women. The foot is missing. Painted in blue, yellow, copper green, orange, manganese purple, black and opaque white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.5cm
  • Width: 21.5cm
  • Width: 21.5cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Bottle depicting the Rape of the Sabine women
Made in Urbino, Italy
Tin-glazed earthenware

517 & A-1865 Formerly Soulages Collection
Object history
Purchase. Formerly Soulages Collection.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
906 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
517&A-1865

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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