Circular plaque with fruited wreath enclosing a shield of arms
1532
Ceramist, Central Italian
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G16
Artwork overview
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Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.)
overall (average thickness): 2 cm (13/16 in.) -
Accession
1942.9.342
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Edmé-Unité Jacquot-Préaux, Paris (sale, Paris, 9-11 January 1850, no. 185).[1] Adrien-Joseph Rattier, Paris (sale, Paris, 21-24 March 1859, no. 51).[2] Baron Achille Seillière, Château de Mello (Oise) (sale, Paris, 5-10 May 1890, no. 81).[3] Maurice Kann [1839-1906], Paris; purchased 1908 with the entire Kann collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased February 1910 by Peter A. B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942.
[1] Catalogue de la précieuse collection d'objets d'art, d'antiquités et de curiosités...composant la collection de Monsieur Préaux, Paris, 9-11 January 1850, no. 185 ("Plaque ronde portant un blason dans une couronne de feuillages et de fruits avec date de 1532"--almost certainly this piece). [2] Catalogue des objets d'art et de haute curiosité composant la collection de feu M. Rattier, Paris, 21-24 March 1859, no. 51. [3] Catalogue des objets d'art et de haute curiosité et de riche ameublement provenant de l'importante collection de feu M. le Baron Achille Seillière au Château de Mello, Paris, 5-10 May 1890, no. 81, as Urbino.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1935
Inventory of the Objects d'Art at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, The Estate of the Late P.A.B. Widener. Philadelphia, 1935: 64, as Faenza.
1942
Works of Art from the Widener Collection. Foreword by David Finley and John Walker. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1942: 14, as Faenza.
1983
Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 118, no. 7, as Faenza.
1988
Guidotti, Ravanelli, C. "Maioliche faentine datatei un disco di censo con lo stemma Cattoli del 1532.2." Faenza (1988): pl. 1.
1993
Distelberger, Rudolf, Alison Luchs, Philippe Verdier, and Timonthy H. Wilson. Western Decorative Arts, Part I: Medieval, Renaissance, and Historicizing Styles including Metalwork, Enamels, and Ceramics. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1993: 129-130, repro. 129.
Inscriptions
center, flanking the shield: 15 [shield] 32
Markings
Kann collection labels 30, 203; printed label of 1890 Seillière sale, "81"
Wikidata ID
Q62131098