Pot
On display
The size and proportions of the stoneware body are typical of those dating from around 1560, although the mounts are more sophisticated than most. The inclusion of human figures in the design is exceptional. The mask motif of the thumbpiece is possibly taken from an engraving of about 1542 by Antonio Fantuzzi after Rosso Fiorentino.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
Details
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Title
Pot
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Associated people
Mercer's Company of London (established 1394) (heraldry on object) -
Associated place
Frechen (stoneware) (place of creation)City of London Borough (mounts) (place of creation) -
Date
mid-16th century - 1559
mid-16th century
1558 - 1559 -
Material and technique
silver-gilt, stoneware
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Object type
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Dimensions
21.6 cm (height) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by J. Francis Mallett, 1947.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 55 | Silver -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA1947.191.139
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Glossary of terms
stoneware
Further reading
Schroder, Timothy, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 2009), 1
