Basin with Clasped Hands Motif
CultureItalian
OriginDeruta, Umbria, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Datec.1500-1530
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), with metallic lustre
DimensionsOutside Diameter: 33 cm (13 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionDeruta relief moulded tondo, the recessed central boss with clasped hands beneath a crown and above a heart with rosettes to either side. All within a meander-pattern surround. The well has a quartieri and the border has a band of stylized foliage. It is painted in blue and gold lustre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.340
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
200 BCE - 300 CE
Object number: G83.1.201
Artist / Maker: Giacomo Mancini
c.1530-1560 or later
Object number: G83.1.339
Artist / Maker: Maestro Giorgio Andreoli
1539
Object number: G83.1.364
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725, decoration c.1728
Object number: G83.1.584