Bottle
ca. 1575-1587 (made)
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From a technical point of view, so-called Medici Porcelain was not porcelain at all. Instead, it was a highly refined earthenware mixed with glass. It was nevertheless a great achievement for the talented team of potters assembled by the morose Grand Duke of Tuscany, Francesco de' Medici. Its beauty of paste, glaze, decoration and form is undeniable.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste 'Medici' porcelain painted with cobalt-blue and manganese-purple enamels and moulded |
| Brief description | Bottle of soft-paste 'Medici' porcelain, Florence, ca. 1575-1587. |
| Physical description | Bottle of soft-paste 'Medici' porcelain painted in cobalt-blue and manganese-purple enamels. Fluted with an ovoid body and small mouth and two loop handles. A moulded band round the neck and the widest part is painted on two sides with a floral design symmetrically arranged, in blue outlined in manganese-purple. |
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| Gallery label | Bottle
Soft-paste 'Medici Porcelain'
Made in Florence about 1575-1587
229-1890
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995) |
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| Summary | From a technical point of view, so-called Medici Porcelain was not porcelain at all. Instead, it was a highly refined earthenware mixed with glass. It was nevertheless a great achievement for the talented team of potters assembled by the morose Grand Duke of Tuscany, Francesco de' Medici. Its beauty of paste, glaze, decoration and form is undeniable. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X |
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| Accession number | 229-1890 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2002 |
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