Plate

CultureItalian

Date1533

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

Dimensions Overall: 9 1/2 inches (24.13 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert Lehman

Object number45-55/5

On View

Not on view

Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionCupid with golden apple in center. Border design of cupid heads, dolphins and apples. Date "1533". Dark and light blue.Provenance

Provenance

Achille de Clemente (1874-1940), Florence, by January 15, 1931;

Purchased at his sale, Italian Furniture of the Renaissance, The Anderson Galleries, New York, January 15-17, 1931, through Richard Ederheimer, by Robert Lehman (1891-1969), New York, no. C31, 1931-1945 [1];

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1945.

NOTES:

[1] Inventory records at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Robert Lehman Papers, box 82, folder 13 indicate Robert Lehman purchased this plate at the 1931 sale, but do not list the lot number. Lot 447 is most probable, as it is the only lot description that matches this plate.

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