The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Well Head

1400s

Italy, probably Verona, 15th century

pink limestone (called "Verona Marble")
Overall: 83.8 x 99.7 x 99.7 cm (33 x 39 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.69
Location: Not on view

Description

A well head is an architectural element that protects the mouth of a well. This example is both decorative and functional. The durable pink limestone well head facilitated access to the water whose restorative nature is echoed in the flowers and vases that ornament its surface.
  • Contessa Canossa (Trevise, Italy)
    Salvatore Romano, Florence, Italy), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1943.
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1943.69