Earthenware votive plaque with maiolica glaze, depicts woman falling from a tree, and the Virgin and Child, product of Deruta potteries, Italian, 1760-1800
Earthenware votive plaque with maiolica glaze, depicts woman falling from a tree, and a miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary and Child, product of Deruta potteries, Italy, 1760-1800. It was placed as a votive offering in the Church of Saint Maria di Bagni, Deruta, a province of Umbria, in Italy.
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A657840
- Materials:
- earthenware (tin-glazed)
- Measurements:
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overall: 253 mm x 325 mm x 37 mm, 2.92 kg
- type:
- votive images and plaques
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust