ca. 1480-1500
Italy
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Jug
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumMaiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
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SizeOverall: 6 15/16 Г— 4 1/2 in. (17.6 Г— 11.4 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Dateca. 1480-1500
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Jugs ornamented with heraldic animals were very popular and were widespread; the shape of this one is typically Tuscan. Examples like this were traded extensively and one is represented in the famous Merode Triptych, painted in the Netherlands around 1430 and currently on view at the Cloisters (see metmuseum.org/collections).