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Trilobed vessel with Two Lovers in a Landscape

ca. 1540–45
Not on view
The sheer variety of maiolica forms associated with dining suggests that each type served a specialized function, which in the case of this small footed dish remains unknown. Its shape indicates that it may have been intended as a serving vessel for salt or another condiment. Its decoration clearly distinguishes between the interior and exterior surfaces, with an oak-tree design on the outside, and within, a pair of lovers embracing in a sunset landscape.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Trilobed vessel with Two Lovers in a Landscape
  • Date: ca. 1540–45
  • Culture: Italian, perhaps Urbino with Urbino or Gubbio luster
  • Medium: Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered
  • Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 2 7/8 × 7 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (7.3 × 18.4 × 16.5 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.49.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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