Dish
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Tin-glazed earthenware, lustered
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 2 7/8 × 16 1/4 in. (7.3 × 41.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
Italian, Deruta
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of V. Everit Macy, in memory of his wife, Edith Carpenter Macy, 1927
Accession Number
27.97.34
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant 19th-century dishails from Deruta, Italy—a town renowned for its centuries-old tradition of maiolica pottery. Produced in the heart of Umbria, Deruta's workshops specialized in tin-glazed earthenware, technique that yields a brilliant, glossy surface ideal for vibrant decorations. Measuring just under 3 inches high and over 16 inches long, oval dish exemplifies the utilitarian yet artistic ceramics made for dining or display in Italian households. The medium's hallmark is its tin glaze, which creates an opaque white ground perfect for bold polychrome painting, enhanced here by lu...