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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 503
Porcelain was first produced in Europe in Florence under the patronage of Francesco de Medici, grand duke of Tuscany (r. 1574–87). This ewer, one of only fifty-seven known pieces of so-called Medici porcelain, combines numerous influences: the form is related to goldsmiths' work and to majolica, the blue-and-white scheme is Chinese, and the floral decoration is borrowed from Isnik pottery.
Marking: On base, in underglaze blue: Dome of Cathedral of Florence; "F" below
Sir William R. Drake (by 1873) ; John Edward Taylor , London (until 1912; Taylor sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, July 2, 1912, lot 136; sold to Durlacher); [ Durlacher Inc. , London (from 1912) ] ; J. Pierpont Morgan , London and New York (until 1913) ; J. P. Morgan Jr. , New York (by descent, 1913–17; to MMA)
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