Christening Cup
Date16th Century
Object PlaceUrbino, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions5 1/2 inches × 4 inches (13.97 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford II Fund
Object number59.124.A
DescriptionFaience christening set consisting of three pieces: A footed cup with cover and deep bowl in which cup sets. Polychrome decoration. Inside of bowl, inside of cup, and top of cover decorated with room interior scenes with women, children and babies. Bottom of bowl and underneath side of cover, a cupid on clouds. Borders and sides of cup decorated with arabesques, musical instruments, griffins.On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Sculpture & Decorative, Gallery 3
ProvenanceBaron Nathaniel de Rothschild, Vienna
1545
1766
c. 1737
c. 1906
c. 1754
1745/1750
c. 1751