Holy Water Stoup
1650-1700 (made)
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Holy water stoup, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. The well, in the shape of a spinning top, gadrooned. Above, between two columns, in relief, is a figure of the Virgin standing on a crescent moon and a serpent. On top of each column an angel and a third angel below, right. At the top a canopy in the shape of a crown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Holy water stoup, tin-glazed earthenware, moulded and painted in colours. In the centre, the Virgin standing on a crescent moon and a serpent between two columns, Italy, 1650-1700 |
| Physical description | Holy water stoup, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. The well, in the shape of a spinning top, gadrooned. Above, between two columns, in relief, is a figure of the Virgin standing on a crescent moon and a serpent. On top of each column an angel and a third angel below, right. At the top a canopy in the shape of a crown. |
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| Credit line | Given by Signora Ada Cardinale in memory of Commendatore G. Cardinale |
| Other number | 1191 - Rackham (1940) |
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| Accession number | C.161-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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