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Source Description
An inscription in Spanish on the rim of this bowl cites the name of its owner and alludes to its function, making it one of the most interesting surviving examples of late Hispano-Moresque pottery: "Esperança de Tierça, wife of Mig[u]el de Navarro, [and] keeper of the tripes in the town of Muel. Year 1603." Inside the bowl is the name "Juan Escribano," surely the craftsman. Tripe is pig intestine used for the casing of sausage. The casing would be fitted over the spout and the meat mixture in the bowl forced into it.The population of Muel consisted mainly of "moriscos" (Spanish subjects of Moorish descent) who made their living as potters. The town's lusterware production stopped almost completely when the "moriscos" were expelled a few years after this bowl was made.
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Document identity
localId
15525
label
Bowl for Sausage Making
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
15525
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bowl for Sausage Making
description
An inscription in Spanish on the rim of this bowl cites the name of its owner and alludes to its function, making it one of the most interesting surviving examples of late Hispano-Moresque pottery: "Esperança de Tierça, wife of Mig[u]el de Navarro, [and] keeper of the tripes in the town of Muel. Year 1603." Inside the bowl is the name "Juan Escribano," surely the craftsman. Tripe is pig intestine used for the casing of sausage. The casing would be fitted over the spout and the meat mixture in the bowl forced into it.The population of Muel consisted mainly of "moriscos" (Spanish subjects of Moorish descent) who made their living as potters. The town's lusterware production stopped almost completely when the "moriscos" were expelled a few years after this bowl was made.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Constantinople and Paris, [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1603
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
bowls (vessels)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.4
height
29.4
dimensionsRaw
4 1/8 x 11 9/16 in. (10.4 x 29.4 cm)
Source extras
med
earthenware with tin glaze and luster decoration
creator_ids
15447
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ISL
exhibition_ids
2747
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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