Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Plate with the Coats of Arms of the Böckhli and Christell Families of Augsburg, Germany

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European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

Plate with the Coats of Arms of the Böckhli and Christell Families of Augsburg, Germany

Made in Urbino, Italy, Europe

Late 16th century

Probably workshop of the Patanazzi family, Italian (active Urbino)

Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
1 3/8 x 9 inches (3.5 x 22.9 cm)

* Gallery 250, European Art 1500-1850, second floor

1999-99-11

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

Label

This is one of a group of plates with the coats of arms of important German families. Presumably they were ordered from Urbino to celebrate prestigious marriages.

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