Plate
Dateca. 1520-40
Label TextInspired by ancient Roman designs reinterpreted by the artists of the Renaissance, the ornamentation on the border of this plate-known as grotesques-features dolphins and books intertwined with scrolled and leafy motifs.
Object number50.40
ProvenanceSAM purchased from R. Stora & Co., New York, November 21, 1949
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 5/16 in. (3.34 cm)
Diam.: 9 5/8 in.
MediumMaiolica