Dish
1640-1650 (made)
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Dish depicting Hercules and the Hydra
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue with a scene of Hercules and the Hydra. Made in Nevers about 1640-50. |
Physical description | Dish depicting Hercules and the Hydra |
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Marks and inscriptions | (No mark) |
Object history | The decoration is perhaps derived from Goltzius "The great Hercules" (Hollstein, VIII, p. 32, Hirschmann) |
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Accession number | C.55-1962 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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