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Amorino Plate

This is a plate. It was style of Orazio Fontana. It is dated possibly ca. 1600 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 2.8 x 19.7 cm (1 1/8 x 7 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Amorino Plate; Style of Orazio Fontana (1540 – 1571); Italy; tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); H x diam.: 2.8 x 19.7 cm (1 1/8 x 7 3/4 in.); Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty; 1954-166-4

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