Plate

ca. 1520-40

Inspired 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.

Maiolica

1 5/16 in. (3.34 cm)

Diam.: 9 5/8 in.

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

50.40

Provenance: SAM purchased from R. Stora & Co., New York, November 21, 1949

Not currently on view

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