Bust of a young woman
about 1510
Object PlaceFaenza or Montelupo, Italy
Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
DimensionsOverall: 22 x 18.4 x 10.8 cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession number1983.65
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
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While maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware) was used mainly for functional or decorative plates and jugs, the technique was sometimes used for sculpture as well. This jug in the form of a bust of a woman combines the forms of vessel and sculpture.
Provenance1967, Blumka Gallery, New York; September 30, 1967, 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)
first half of 17th century
about 1600
about 1540
about 1525
early 16th century
about 1525–30
about 1427–31
about 1510