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Workshop: Della Robbia, Giovanni (Probably)
Della Robbia vase with two dolphin handles decorated in blue glaze with traces of gilding. Into the mouth fits a posy of modelled flowers, fruit, vegetables and two frogs, decorated naturalistically in coloured glazes.
Earthenware, moulded and tin-glazed on the exterior and the interior of the neck; the interior and base unglazed. Glaze colours: lavender-blue with traces of gilding; the posies are green, yellowish-green, yellow, brown, manganese-purple, white, and brownish-black.
The vase stands on a circular moulded foot. The lower part of the body is gadrooned, a band of interlace ornament encircles the widest part, and the neck and shoulders are decorated with scales. The lip is moulded and slightly everted. On each side there is a dolphin handle, the head attached to the shoulder and the tail to the rim. Into the mouth of the vase fits a posy of modelled flowers, fruit and vegetables, amid which on are two frogs. One of a pair of vases
History note: Henry Harris; sold Sotheby's, 24 October 1950, Catalogue of the celebrated collection of bronzes, sculpture, paintings and works of art of the Italian Renaissance, lot 5; Louis C.G. Clarke, (1881-1960), Leckhampton, Cambridge.
Louis C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Height: 39.5 cm
Width: 22.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-04-27) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
16th Century, Early#
Renaissance
Circa
1500
CE
-
1520
CE
Label text from the exhibition ‘Feast and Fast: The Art of Food in Europe, 1500–1800’, on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 26 November 2019 until 31 August 2020: Ceramic tableware in the form of animals, vegetables, and fruit was intended to deceive, surprise, and amuse diners, and to create the impression of great abundance on dining tables and sideboards. These vibrant and vivacious ornamental vase-covers made by the Della Robbia workshop are early examples of naturalistically moulded and coloured ceramic fruit and vegetables that became popular in Europe.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( green, yellowish-green, yellow, brown, manganese-purple, white, and brownish-black)
gold
Foot
Diameter 12.4 cm
Mouth
Diameter 13.4 cm
Cover
Diameter 24.2 cm
Vase
the interior and base unglazed
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Accession number: C.92.1 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 48200
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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