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Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

Benedetto da Maiano (Italian, 1442–1497)
about 1510
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 50.8 x 36.5 x 5.7 cm (20 x 14 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession number1983.78
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Provenance1968, Blumka Gallery, New York; November 26, 1968, sold by Blumka to R. Thornton Wilson (b. 1886 - d. 1977), New York; 1983, bequest of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1983)
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