Basin

Italian, Naples

ca. 1475–90

Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information

Overview

Provenance

Title: Basin
Date: ca. 1475–90
Culture: Italian, Naples
Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (9.5 cm, 14 3/4 in.)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.85.27
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

More Artwork

In the same medium

From the same time and place

Crozier Head, Translucent enamels, silver, gilded silver, and niello, South Italian — Crozier Head
South Italian
1457

Oval basin or dish with subject from Amadis of Gaul, Orazio Fontana Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Urbino or possibly Turin — Oval basin or dish with subject from Amadis of Gaul
Workshop of Orazio Fontana
ca. 1559–64

Vita et Fabulae (Aesop), Aesop Greek, Printed book with metalcut or woodcut illustrations, bound in green, with gilt edges — Vita et Fabulae (Aesop)
Author Aesop
Editor Francesco Del Tuppo
Publisher Germani Fidelissimi
February 13, 1485

Lobster-Tail Burgonet, Steel, leather, gold, North Italian — Lobster-Tail Burgonet
North Italian
ca. 1610

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.