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Plate with the Name "Maria"

c. 1437

Spain, Valencia, 15th century

tin-glazed earthenware, gold lustre
Diameter: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.); Overall: 5.8 x 47 cm (2 5/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.292
Location: 110B Late Gothic

Description

Large ornamental plates in this Valencian style became so renowned that personalized examples were ordered not only by Spanish patrons, but also by others in Italy and France. The heraldry and name displayed on this plate suggest that it might commemorate the wedding in 1437 of Marie de Bourbon and Jean, Duke of Calabria.
  • Col. Baron du Feil, Paris; (M & R Stora, New York).
  • Foote, Helen. "A Gold-Luster Dish." The Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art 32, no. 4 (Aprile 1945): 46-47. Mentioned: p. 47; Reproduced: p. 51 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 175 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 72 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 72 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 82 archive.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 37-38, fig. 39
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