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Source Description
The use of colored ground with the irregularly shaped reserve panels with figural decorations reflects the influence of other European ceramics, particularly Meissen porcelain. The decorations of this plate are charmingly naive and demonstrate the efforts of Italian ceramic makers to keep abreast of current fashions in the field.
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Document identity
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126749
label
Faience Plate
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object
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126749
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object
title
Faience Plate
description
The use of colored ground with the irregularly shaped reserve panels with figural decorations reflects the influence of other European ceramics, particularly Meissen porcelain. The decorations of this plate are charmingly naive and demonstrate the efforts of Italian ceramic makers to keep abreast of current fashions in the field.
date
c. 1760
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79906324
creators
11894
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.)
cul
Italy, 18th century
accession
1949.175
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tec
faience
tombstone
Faience Plate, c. 1760. Felice Clerici (Italian). Faience; diameter: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1949.175
collection
Decorative Arts
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "Two Ceramic Gifts." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>37, no. 1 (January 1950): 8-9, 13-14.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 9; Mentioned: p. 13
creditline
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson
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2026-05-29 06:32:25.421000
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126749
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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faience
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male
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