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Vase

1630-60 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Albisola (made)

Ewer, grotesque mask applied in relief at the base of the handle, tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, Albisola, Italy, 1630-60

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Tin Glazing
Painting
Brief description
Ewer, grotesque mask applied in relief at the base of the handle, tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, Albisola, Italy, 1630-60
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.5cm
  • Diameter: 12cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Vase
Made in Italy
Tin-glazed earthenware

C.38-1910 Given by J.H. Fitzhenry
Credit line
Given by Mr. J. H. Fitzhenry
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
  • Cecilia Chilosi (ed), Ceramiche della tradizione Ligure: thesaurus di opere dal Medio Evo al primo Novecento, Milan, 2011, p. 77, cat. 64, our ewer illustrated and discussed, attributed to the Manufattura Grosso in Albisola.
Other number
1124 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.38-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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