Plate with the Coat of Arms of Pope Clement VII Medici

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Gallery 351, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Plate with the Coat of Arms of Pope Clement VII Medici

1523-1534

Artist/maker unknown, Italian

Pieces that display this decoration survive in various shapes and sizes, all belonging to what may have been a large papal service. Related designs without a coat of arms were also produced at Deruta.

Gallery 351, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Plate with the Coat of Arms of Pope Clement VII Medici

Date:

1523-1534

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Italian

Medium:

Tin-glazed and lustered earthenware (maiolica)

Dimensions:

1 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (4.8 x 22.5 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

1999-99-8

Geography:

Made in Deruta, Italy, Europe

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Gallery 351, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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