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Tin glazed earthenware votive tablet showing 3 soldiers giving thanks, made and used at Deruta, Italian, 1640-1700
Painted plaques like this are known as ‘ex votos’, meaning ‘from a vow’ in Latin. Left in a church in gratitude for answered prayers, each one tells a story of a cure or delivery from disaster through the intervention of the Virgin Mary or another Christian saint.
Ex votos can take various forms. This colourful glazed pottery example, known as majolica, is from Deruta in the province of Umbria, Italy, a town renowned for its ceramics since the 1400s. The letters P.G.R. stand for Per Grazia Ricevuta (By Grace Recieved).
Details
- Category:
- Medical Ceramic-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A85172
- Materials:
- earthenware (tin glazed)
- Measurements:
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overall: 222 mm x 249 mm x 14 mm,
- type:
- votive offerings
