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Plaque
Austrian
dated 1600
Object Place: Europe, Austria
Medium/Technique
Lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 39.4 x 25.7 x 2.9cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/8 x 1 1/8in.)
Credit Line
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession Number59.854
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionPlaque of the Crucifixion with Mary and John. Raised molded borders. Inscribed INRI; 1600; G (?) H (?); and signed at base of cross M R. Drapery of Mary and John XV century in style; Christ has diamond halo. Background green, flesh white, drapery blue and the cross brown.
Signed
Signed at base of cross "M R".
InscriptionsInscribed INRI; 1600; G (?) H (?).
ProvenanceBy 1906, Count Hans Johann Nepomuk von Wilczek (b. 1837 - d. 1922), Kreuzenstein, Austria [see note 1]. 1959, Blumka Gallery, New York; October 30, 1959, sold by Blumka Gallery to R. Thornton Wilson (b. 1886 - d. 1977), New York; 1959, gift of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 12, 1959)
NOTES:
[1] See Alfred Walcher Ritter von Molthein, "Bunte Hafnerkeramik der Renaissance in den Österreichischen Ländern" (Vienna, 1906), p. 82, fig. 135.
NOTES:
[1] See Alfred Walcher Ritter von Molthein, "Bunte Hafnerkeramik der Renaissance in den Österreichischen Ländern" (Vienna, 1906), p. 82, fig. 135.