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Italy, Faenza
Jar (c. 1480)
earthenware (maiolica)
27.9 × 21.4 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1940
© Public Domain
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Jar
(c. 1480)
Medium
earthenware (maiolica)
Measurements
27.9 × 21.4 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1940
© Public Domain
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
The shape of this jar is derived from Islamic, perhaps Syrian, ceramic prototypes. It could serve equally well as a storage jar or as a flower vase. This style of ornamentation, traditionally named ‘Gothic foliage’, was popular in several maiolica production centres from the mid fifteenth century onwards.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Faenza, Italy
Accession Number
4709-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited