Plate

1770-90 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate with slightly moulded edge, painted on a dark blue ground with figures, birds and insects among trees in three shaped panels and a central circular medallion. Mark," Milano" in red.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Plate, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, Milan, Italy, factory of Felice Clerici, 1770-90
Physical description
Plate with slightly moulded edge, painted on a dark blue ground with figures, birds and insects among trees in three shaped panels and a central circular medallion. Mark," Milano" in red.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24cm (Note: conversion from inches)
Marks and inscriptions
'Milano' painted in red on the back
Translation
Milan
Transliteration
made in Milan
Object history
Bought for £ 13 the pair, with 61-1876
Associated object
61A-1876 (Set)
Bibliographic reference
R. Ausenda (ed), Maioliche Settecentesche Milano e altre fabbriche, Saronno, 1996, pp. 77-85, cat. 27-30, for similar plates in the Museo Giuseppe Gianetti in Saronno.
Collection
Accession number
61-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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