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Source Description
This plate probably served more a decorative than a practical function. The art of creating earthenware with a metallic sheen was developed by Islamic craftsmen in the 9th century. It was introduced into Spain with the Islamic conquest, one important center of production being Valencia. Often called Hispano-Moresque ware (due to being made by Islamic craftsmen in southern Spain known as Moors), it continued to be produced for local use and export long after the Christian reconquest of Valencia (late 13th century) and Spain as a whole (late 15th century). It was prized in northern Europe, where there was no tradition of decorative lusterware.
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Document identity
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15561
label
Plate with a Castle
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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15561
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Plate with a Castle
description
This plate probably served more a decorative than a practical function. The art of creating earthenware with a metallic sheen was developed by Islamic craftsmen in the 9th century. It was introduced into Spain with the Islamic conquest, one important center of production being Valencia. Often called Hispano-Moresque ware (due to being made by Islamic craftsmen in southern Spain known as Moors), it continued to be produced for local use and export long after the Christian reconquest of Valencia (late 13th century) and Spain as a whole (late 15th century). It was prized in northern Europe, where there was no tradition of decorative lusterware.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Constantinople, New York, and Paris, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1450-1465 (late Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
plates
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.6
height
42.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/16 × Diam: 16 13/16 in. (5.6 × 42.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Hispano-Moresque
style
Gothic
med
tin-enameled earthenware with luster decoration
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6242
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ISL
MED
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none
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