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Plate depicting Joseph Explaining Pharaoh's Dreams

about 1550
Object PlaceUrbino, Italy
Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsDiameter = 28 cm
Weight = 1.5 lbs
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession number95.370
On View
On view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsInscribed on the bottom: "Iusepo quado li a sonio di Farauone e dalle"
Provenance1891, purchased in Florence by George Washington Wales (b. 1815 - d. 1896) and Maria Wharton Dow Wales (b. 1816 - d. 1902), Boston; 1895, gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 28, 1895)

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