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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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118054
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Storage Jar (Vaso a Palla)
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118054
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Storage Jar (Vaso a Palla)
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. 1560–80
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60779712
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5116
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Average: 25.4 cm (10 in.)
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Italy, Venice
accession
1939.178
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
tombstone
Storage Jar (Vaso a Palla), c. 1560–80. Circle of Domenego da Venezia (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); average: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection, 1939.178
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
In contrast to a pharmacy jar, this <em>Vaso a Palla</em> (globular or round-shaped jar), likely served a more domestic function and may have held oil or preserved fruits and nuts.
citations
citation
Milliken, William. "The Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection Gift of Leonard C Hanna." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>26, no. 6 (June 1939): 84-115.
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Mentioned: p. 97
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Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection
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2026-05-29 06:06:42.126000
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118054
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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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male
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