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Source Description
Large ornamental plates in this Valencian style became so renowned that personalized examples were ordered not only by Spanish patrons, but also by others in Italy and France. The heraldry and name displayed on this plate suggest that it might commemorate the wedding in 1437 of Marie de Bourbon and Jean, Duke of Calabria.
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Document identity
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123780
label
Plate with the Name "Maria"
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object
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123780
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object
title
Plate with the Name "Maria"
description
Large ornamental plates in this Valencian style became so renowned that personalized examples were ordered not only by Spanish patrons, but also by others in Italy and France. The heraldry and name displayed on this plate suggest that it might commemorate the wedding in 1437 of Marie de Bourbon and Jean, Duke of Calabria.
date
c. 1437
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60762906
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.); Overall: 5.8 x 47 cm (2 5/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
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Spain, Valencia, 15th century
accession
1944.292
Source extras
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tin-glazed earthenware, gold lustre
tombstone
Plate with the Name "Maria", c. 1437. Spain, Valencia, 15th century. Tin-glazed earthenware, gold lustre; diameter: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.); overall: 5.8 x 47 cm (2 5/16 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.292
collection
MED - Renaissance
inscriptions
inscription
in center, on front: Maria.
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "A Gold-Luster Dish." <em>The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art </em>32, no. 4 (Aprile 1945): 46-47.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 47; Reproduced: p. 51
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 175
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 72
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 72
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 82
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. 37-38, fig. 39
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:22:39.141000
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123780
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Medieval Art
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MED - Renaissance
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tin-glazed earthenware, gold lustre
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