Two-Handled Jar with Stag

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early 1400s · Tin-glazed earthenware · Medieval Art

A manuscript from the early 1400s gives a recipe for a "blue [pigment] raised in the Florentine manner," a likely reference to the striking cobalt-blue paint found on this jar and many others associated with Florentine potters. Sometimes called "relief blue," the paint is applied so thickly as to create a raised surface.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 1400s

Medium

Tin-glazed earthenware

Culture

Italian

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1946