The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Bust of a Woman

early 1500s

Italy, Tuscany

tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
37.6 x 36 x 22 cm (14 13/16 x 14 3/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Constance Mather Bishop, Philip R. Mather, Katherine Hoyt Cross, and Katherine Mather McLean in accordance with the wishes of Samuel Mather 1940.344
Location: Not on view
  • Samuel Mather, 1851-1931 (Cleveland, Ohio), upon his death, held in trust by the estate.
    Estate of Samuel Mather, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
  • Milliken. William. "Objects from the Samuel Mather Collection." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 28, no. 3 (March 1941): 36-40. Mentioned: p. 39; Reproduced: p. 43 www.jstor.org
  • Millionaires' Row: The Legacy of Euclid Avenue. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24, 2005-May 31, 2006).
    Western Reserve Historical Society (9/24/2005 - 5/31/2006): "Millionaires' Row: The Legacy of Euclid Avenue"
    Object in Focus: Maiolica Bust of a Lady. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 1, 1997).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; October 15 - December 1, 1997. "Object in Focus: Maiolica Bust of a Lady."
    Florence and the Arts: Five Centuries of Patronage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 13-September 19, 1971).
  • {{cite web|title=Bust of a Woman|url=false|author=|year=early 1500s|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.344