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Plate with oak pattern (cerquate)
Italian (Urbino or Castel Durante)
about 1525–45
Object Place: Europe, Urbino or Casteldurante, Italy
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions
Diameter: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); height: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson
Accession Number22.45
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionDark blue ground, green rim, decoration of oak branches and acorns in yellow, symbolic of the della Rovere family of Urbino; orange medallion in center, beaded rim, man's head flanked S V. Back painted over with flaking yellow substance.
ProvenanceAbout 1525/1545, made as part of a service for the Della Rovere family, Urbino. Hollingworth Magniac (b. 1786 - d. 1867), Colworth House, Bedfordshire; probably by descent to his son, Charles Magniac (b. 1827 - d. 1891), London [see note]. Mary Rich (Mrs. Thomas O.) Richardson (b. 1849 - d. 1924), Boston and Newport, RI; 1922, gift of Mrs. Thomas O. Richardson to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 5, 1922)
NOTE: The underside of the dish has a label that reads "Magniac collection." The collection was dispersed in a series of sales after the death of Charles Magniac.
NOTE: The underside of the dish has a label that reads "Magniac collection." The collection was dispersed in a series of sales after the death of Charles Magniac.