Plate with a Putto Playing a Drum

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Plate with a Putto Playing a Drum

c. 1525

Workshop of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian (active Gubbio), recorded from 1489, died 1555)

Numerous plates like this one survive from the workshop of Giorgio Andreoli, the most famous master of luster. The plates show surprising inventiveness, and scholars still debate the technique used in producing the incised decoration on the rims.

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Object Details

Title:

Plate with a Putto Playing a Drum

Date:

c. 1525

Artist:

Workshop of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian (active Gubbio), recorded from 1489, died 1555)

Medium:

Tin-glazed and lustered earthenware (maiolica)

Dimensions:

9/16 x 9 5/8 inches (1.4 x 24.4 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Howard I. and Janet H. Stein Collection, 2001

Accession Number:

2001-148-4

Geography:

Made in Gubbio, Italy, Europe

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