Two-handled vase
In the late fourteenth century, Spanish potters developed a technique called lustering that gave their earthenware a shimmering iridescence. Italian potters went to Spain as spies to learn the secret recipe, and a century later, artists in Umbria became the first in Italy to master the technique. The initials on this pot (R and F ) may refer to a couple—such vases were probably purchased by newlyweds putting together their household.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two-handled vase
- Date: ca. 1495–1510
- Culture: Italian, probably Gubbio
- Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 7 7/16 × 8 1/8 × 5 1/8 in. (18.9 × 20.6 × 13 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1946
- Object Number: 46.85.46
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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probably ca. 1486–88
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first half 16th century
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