Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ewer
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.17.190.2045
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Medici, Florence
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Florentine
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Manufactured by Medici, Florence
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Title:
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Ewer
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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16th century (ca. 1575-87)
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Creation Start Date:
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1575
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Creation End Date:
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1587
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Materials and Techniques:
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Soft-paste porcelain
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Classification Term:
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Ceramics-Porcelain
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Style or Period Terms:
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Medici porcelain
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Dimensions:
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H. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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17.190.2045
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Credit Line:
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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
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Rights:
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Context:
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Porcelain was first produced in Europe in Florence under the patronage of Francesco de Medici, grand duke of Tuscany (r. 1574-87). This ewer, one of only fifty-seven known pieces of so-called Medici porcelain, combines numerous influences: the form is related to goldsmiths' work and to majolica, the blue-and-white scheme is Chinese, and the floral decoration is borrowed from Isnik pottery. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.es17.190.2045.R.tif
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