Ewer Basin with a Coat of Arms, possibly of the Bembo Family of Venice

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Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

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Ewer Basin with a Coat of Arms, possibly of the Bembo Family of Venice

c. 1520

Artist/maker unknown, Italian

This bold dish, without luster, belongs to an early phase of Deruta ceramic production, when the approach to ornament and color was still experimental.

Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Ewer Basin with a Coat of Arms, possibly of the Bembo Family of Venice

Date:

c. 1520

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Italian

Medium:

Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

Dimensions:

1 3/8 x 13 5/16 inches (3.5 x 33.8 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Howard I. and Janet H. Stein Collection, 1999

Accession Number:

1999-99-14

Geography:

Made in Deruta, Italy, Europe

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Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

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