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Source Description
This plate is an example of “Hispano-Moresque” ware, produced using traditional Islamic techniques. The central image of an escutcheon with a fleur-de-lys (stylized lily as the emblem of France) suggests that it was made on commission, possibly as a gift for someone at the French court.A very similar plate in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. 243-1853) has in its center the arms of Mary of Castille, queen of Alfonso V of Aragon (reigned 1416-1458).
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Document identity
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21000
label
Plate
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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21000
sourceUrl
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object
stage
normalized
title
Plate
description
This plate is an example of “Hispano-Moresque” ware, produced using traditional Islamic techniques. The central image of an escutcheon with a fleur-de-lys (stylized lily as the emblem of France) suggests that it was made on commission, possibly as a gift for someone at the French court.A very similar plate in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. 243-1853) has in its center the arms of Mary of Castille, queen of Alfonso V of Aragon (reigned 1416-1458).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1416-1458 (late Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
plates (dishes)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.7
height
36.6
dimensionsRaw
1 7/8 x 14 7/16 in. (4.7 x 36.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Hispano-Moresque
style
Gothic
reign
Alfonso V of Aragon (1416-1458)
med
tin-enameled earthenware with luster decoration
creator_ids
6242
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MED
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exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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