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This round plate features a central mustard-yellow design with a shield containing six circular shapes, five that are orange and one that is black with small yellow symbols inside it. The rim of the plate is decorated with floral and scroll patterns in the same yellow color, with thin blue outlines and small patches of white in between the large shapes. A motif of crossed keys below a crown is above the shield. The plate is set against a plain blue background.

Large dish with plant-pattern border; in the center, the arms of a Medici pope

Deruta 16th Century · Italian

1513 or later - probably not after 1534

Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Classification
Decorative Art
Period
1501 to 1550
Image size
1397 × 1200px

Description

This round plate features a central mustard-yellow design with a shield containing six circular shapes, five that are orange and one that is black with small yellow symbols inside it. The rim of the plate is decorated with floral and scroll patterns in the same yellow color, with thin blue outlines and small patches of white in between the large shapes. A motif of crossed keys below a crown is above the shield. The plate is set against a plain blue background.

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