DepartmentEurope
Brasero
NameBowl
CultureHispano-Moresque
Dateearly 15th century
Place madeManises, Spain, Europe
MediumEarthenware, tin glaze, cobalt in-glaze, copper-silver oxide overglaze
Dimensions2 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (6 x 34 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.1959.3.1
Object numberA.1959.3.1
DescriptionFlat bottomed bowl with wide rim and central depression which humps up on the interior surface. Mold-made. Covered overall with cream colored glaze. Inscription around edge in blue Gothic letters containing the words "Ave Maria" and 3 syllabic exerpts from the Latin Prayer. Falcon in middle. Background fillers are disc rosettes of 3 to 7 dots encircled by a thin line, smaller random dotting, very fine stem lines, and calligraphic hooked scrolls, all executed in a silver and copper pigment. Broken and mended.
18th century
mid 17th century, staff
Second half 18th century
early 19th c
Late 18th century
Late 18th century
Attributed to Molleno
