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Plate with geometric ornament
In the center of this plate, a four-lobed flower is framed by a yellow square and surrounded by concentric zones of different geometric ornaments. On the reverse, nine conventional leaves are painted in blue and ochre, with parallel lines; in the center is an M crossed by a line, a mark that is present on other maiolica wares produced in Deruta. The geometric designs are painted in blue, ochre, yellow, and a metallic luster glaze, also characteristic of wares from early sixteenth century Deruta. For more on the use and development of luster glazes in Italian Renaissance maiolica workshops, see 48.1320; for more general information on “maiolica,” see 48.1336.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. van Slyke Jr. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, Dec. 1954, by gift.
Geographies
Italy, Deruta (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Gift/Fred J. Van Slyke
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2067