The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 24, 2024

Faience Plate

c. 1760

made by

Felice Clerici

(Italian)

Italy, 18th century

faience

Diameter: 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in.)

Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of his wife, Florence Ellsworth Wilson 1949.175

Location: not on view

Description

The use of colored ground with the irregularly shaped reserve panels with figural decorations reflects the influence of other European ceramics, particularly Meissen porcelain. The decorations of this plate are charmingly naive and demonstrate the efforts of Italian ceramic makers to keep abreast of current fashions in the field.

R. Thornton Wilson, New York.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1949.175