Jardinière | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2004.107
People: Cantagalli, Italian (19th-20th c.)
Title: Jardinière
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: c. 1895
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/4678

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Tin-glazed earthenware

Dimensions

19.6 x 42.1 x 26 cm (7 11/16 x 16 9/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

manufacturer's mark: underside of bowl, underglaze blue, painted: [rooster mark] 27
label: underside of bowl, paper, printed: William Berrien / Harvard University / Cambridge 38, Massachusetts

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: William Berrien, Cambridge, MA.
Harvard University Media Production Center, Cambridge, MA, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harvard University Media Production Center
Accession Year: 2004
Object Number: 2004.107
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Thinly potted, oval maiolica jardinière decorated in underglaze colours (gold, blue, green and black) with "raphaelesque" grotesques including birds, garlands and herm figures; medallions on each side with mythological standing figures. Resting on four molded feet in the form of serpent heads. Two molded, looped handles in the form of two entwined serpents. Marked underneath in underglaze blue.

Verification Level

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