Artist: Patanazzi family, workshop - Italian ceramists, 16th-17th cs.; Date(s): circa 1580 - 1600; Classification(s): tin-glazed earthenware, dish, tin-glazing, Pale buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the glaze on the reverse is slightly uneven, and shows the fabric where it is thinly applied. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, a little manganese-purple, black, grey, and white.; Acquisition: bequeathed by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray, 1960, L.C.G. Clarke Bequest [C.89-1961]
Description: Maiolica dish. Painted in polychrome with the Muse Terpsichore in the central medallion, surrounded by grotesques on the sides and rim.
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