Stove tile
| Accession Nr.: | 52.3648.1 |
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| Date of production: |
mid 17th century
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| Place of production: | Switzerland |
| Materials: | fired clay |
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| Techniques: | covered with green lead-glaze; with sculpted decoration |
| Dimensions: |
height: 22,5 cm
width: 20,5 cm
thickness: 10,4 cm
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Corner tile. The front framed by roll-work with a mask in the middle of the top. In the central field is a female figure eating fruit, she sits on a cassone or a bench a basket of fruit and a carafe beside her. Behind the basket a putto appears, holding a pineapple. There is a monkey eating fruit in the background and a parrot above it, sitting on a branch. The scene is a symbol of one of the senses, taste. The side is decorated with a stylized flower springing from a carafe. Companion piece: Inv. No. 53.4679.
Literature
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: Reneszánsz és manierizmus. Az európai iparművészet korszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1988. - Nr. 346. (Cserey Éva)
