Title
Vase
Creator
Made in Deruta, Italy, possibly by Nicola Francioli
Date
1510-1540
Label
Vase
Made in Deruta, Italy, possibly by Nicola Francioli, 1510-1540
Made of Tin-Glazed Earthenware, also known as Maiolica
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
2107.47.1
One of Washington and Lee’s oldest works of art, this vase is a fine example of Italian maiolica, a brightly colored tin-glazed earthenware made in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries.
This vase combines design elements from ancient Rome and Asia. The medallions containing bust portraits of ancient Romans are in a style known at the time as all’antica, or “after the antique,” while the scrolling blue vines on a white ground was inspired by Chinese blue-and-white porcelain and was known as alla porcellana, or “after porcelain.”
This piece is on display in the Reeves Atrium.
Made in Deruta, Italy, possibly by Nicola Francioli, 1510-1540
Made of Tin-Glazed Earthenware, also known as Maiolica
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
2107.47.1
One of Washington and Lee’s oldest works of art, this vase is a fine example of Italian maiolica, a brightly colored tin-glazed earthenware made in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries.
This vase combines design elements from ancient Rome and Asia. The medallions containing bust portraits of ancient Romans are in a style known at the time as all’antica, or “after the antique,” while the scrolling blue vines on a white ground was inspired by Chinese blue-and-white porcelain and was known as alla porcellana, or “after porcelain.”
This piece is on display in the Reeves Atrium.
Credit Line
Museum Purchase with Funds Provided by W. Groke Mickey
Citation
Made in Deruta, Italy, possibly by Nicola Francioli , “Vase,” Museums at Washington and Lee University: Online Exhibits, accessed May 17, 2024, https://exhibits-museums.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/269.