Ewer stand with male and female profiles and arms of the Orsini family

Unknown

ca. 1500–1510 · Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The motto FIDES O[M]NIA (Faith [or Fidelity] is all things) encircling the double portraits of a man and a woman suggests that the decoration of the plate refers to a marriage or betrothal. The inclusion of the Orsini coats of arms at top and bottom might indicate that both bride and groom were related to that powerful Roman family.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1500–1510

Medium

Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered

Culture

Italian, Deruta

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931