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Source Description
During the Italian Renaissance of the 1400s and 1500s, nobles and merchants eager to express their wealth and sophistication ordered ceramics for dining, display, and storage. Known as<em> maiolica</em>, because it resembled the brightly colored ceramics from the Mediterranean island of Majorca, these ceramic vessels were covered with a tin glaze that provided an opaque white surface on which colorful decoration could be painted.
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105835
label
Pilgrim Bottle
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105835
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object
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Pilgrim Bottle
description
During the Italian Renaissance of the 1400s and 1500s, nobles and merchants eager to express their wealth and sophistication ordered ceramics for dining, display, and storage. Known as<em> maiolica</em>, because it resembled the brightly colored ceramics from the Mediterranean island of Majorca, these ceramic vessels were covered with a tin glaze that provided an opaque white surface on which colorful decoration could be painted.
date
c. 1540
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779237
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Ceramic
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 34.6 x 19.4 x 12.4 cm (13 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
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Italy, Papal States, Faenza
accession
1923.914
Source extras
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
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Pilgrim Bottle, c. 1540. Italy, Papal States, Faenza. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 34.6 x 19.4 x 12.4 cm (13 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1923.914
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
This pear-shaped vessel recalls flasks that early travelers tied to the harnesses of their horses on long trips or pilgrimages to holy sites.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. T<em>he World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 41, fig. 43
citation
Speight, Charlotte F., and John Toki. <em>Hands in Clay.</em> 4th ed. London: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1999.
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Mentioned & reproduced: p. 104, fig. 6-5
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http://library.clevelandart.org/opac/?func=find b&find_code=OCL&submit=Search&request=40267377
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Gift from J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:41:33.914000
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105835
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
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