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Ewer stand with male and female profiles and arms of the Orsini family

ca. 1500–1510
Not on view
The motto FIDES O[M]NIA (Faith [or Fidelity] is all things) encircling the double portraits of a man and a woman suggests that the decoration of the plate refers to a marriage or betrothal. The inclusion of the Orsini coats of arms at top and bottom might indicate that both bride and groom were related to that powerful Roman family.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ewer stand with male and female profiles and arms of the Orsini family
  • Date: ca. 1500–1510
  • Culture: Italian, Deruta
  • Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 1 9/16 × 12 1/8 in. (4 × 30.8 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
  • Object Number: 32.100.364
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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