Childbirth bowl and cover

Details

• Title

  Childbirth bowl and cover

• Artist/maker

  possibly workshop of Fontana family (1512 - 1597)

  possibly workshop of Francesco Patanazzi (active 1560 - 1593)

• Associated place

  Europe › Italy › Marche › Pesaro e Urbino › Urbino (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1580
  c. 1545-c.1550

• Material and technique

  earthenware, tin-glazed (maiolica)

• Object type

  container › vessel › bowl

• Dimensions

  15.5 cm bowl (diameter)
  8.4 cm bowl (height)
  19.4 cm cover (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by C. D. E. Fortnum, 1888.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 56 | Arts of the Renaissance

• Museum department

  Western Art

• Accession no.

  WA1888.CDEF.C456

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