Cruet for Oil and Vinegar
Medici Porcelain Factory, Italian (Florence)
(Medici Porcelain Factory (Italian (Florence), about 1575–about 1587))
1575–87
Object PlaceFlorence, Italy
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue decoration
DimensionsOverall: 17.1 x 14 x 8.9 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Professor Henry Williamson through Miss Sarah H. Blanchard
Accession number12.717
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
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This cruet for oil and vinegar is one of only about sixty surviving pieces produced at the Medici porcelain workshop between 1575 and 1587. Established by Grand Duke Francesco I de' Medici, the workshop was the first in Europe to imitate successfully the coveted porcelains imported from China.
ProvenanceHenry Williamson Haynes (born, Bangor, Maine, September 20, 1831 - died, Boston, February 16, 1912); 1912, gift of the estate of Henry Williamson Haynes through Miss Sarah H. Blanchard. (Accession Date: July 18, 1912)
