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Large dish
Dutch
dated 1749
Object Place: Europe, The Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Lead glazed earthenware, slip and sgraffito decoration
Credit Line
The John Pickering Lyman Collection—Gift of Miss Theodora Lyman
Accession Number19.1252
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionRed clay, back unglazed. Front terracotta in center with incised horseman in green, brown and yellow. Rim yellow with incised scroll border in red and green. Inscription in Dutch and date. Edge chipped and cracked.
InscriptionsTranslation of inscription: "This is the brave hero Prinz Eugene who through the grace of God the Turks has conquered."
ProvenanceBy 1915, Theodora Lyman, Boston; 1919, gift of Miss Theodora Lyman to the MFA.