Dish Item Number: Ce271 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Circular white earthenware dish with ring base, concave well and wide, articulated everted rim. A coat of arms covers the top rim width showing a rampant animal on left side in a scrolled shield beneath a crown. Painted in blue, brown and yellow.
History Of Use
This plate once belonged to dinner services. Possibly made for a branch of the Orsini family, specifically Orsini de Rivalta from the Piedmont region. The coronet above the shield signifies the Orsini’s status as counts.
Cultural Context
Decorative; functional.
Specific Techniques
tin-glazed
Item History
- Made in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy ? between 1600 and 1650
- Owned by Oscar Bondy
- Owned by Walter C. Koerner before December 2, 1988
- Received from Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on December 2, 1988
What
Who
- Culture
- Italian
- Previous Owner
- Oscar Bondy and Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Faenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy ?
When
- Creation Date
- between 1600 and 1650
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1988
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; earthenware; tin-glaze
- Condition
- excellent
- Accession Number
- 1417/0215