Dish with a Portrait of Orsella
Artist/maker unknown, Italian
Geography:
Made in Deruta, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1500-1510Medium:
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Dimensions:
2 1/4 x 15 1/16 inches (5.7 x 38.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
2007-187-3Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Howard I. and Janet H. Stein Collection, 2003
Made in Deruta, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1500-1510Medium:
Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)Dimensions:
2 1/4 x 15 1/16 inches (5.7 x 38.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
* Gallery 254, European Art 1500-1850, second floor (Rubenstein Gallery)
Accession Number:2007-187-3Credit Line:
125th Anniversary Acquisition. The Howard I. and Janet H. Stein Collection, 2003
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The B following the name Orsella stands for bella, meaning beautiful. The portrait of the young man on the rim, positioned so that he is facing the young woman, suggests that this dish was made to commemorate a betrothal or marriage.
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