id: 124130
accession number: 1945.126
share license status: CC0
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Pair of Saltcellars, c. 1570-90. Circle of the Patanazzi Family (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 20.3 x 21 x 12.8 cm (8 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather 1945.126
title: Pair of Saltcellars
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creation date: c. 1570-90
creation date earliest: 1570
creation date latest: 1590
current location: 118 Italian Renaissance
creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather
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culture: Italy, Urbino, 16th century
technique: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
department: Decorative Art and Design
collection: Decorative Arts
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
* the Patanazzi Family (Italian) - maker
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measurements: Overall: 20.3 x 21 x 12.8 cm (8 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts
opening date: 1949-09-30T04:00:00
Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30-November 13, 1949).
title: Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink
opening date: 1983-07-26T04:00:00
Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 26-October 9, 1983).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* No legacy exhibitions.
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PROVENANCE
Samuel Mather, Cleveland.
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fun fact:
During the Renaissance, salt was an expensive commodity and was used to both season and preserve food.
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During the Italian Renaissance of the 1400s and 1500s, nobles and merchants eager to express their wealth and sophistication ordered ceramics for dining, display, and storage. Known as maiolica, because it resembled the brightly colored ceramics from the Mediterranean island of Majorca, these ceramic vessels were covered with a tin glaze that provided an opaque white surface on which colorful decoration could be painted.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Foote, Helen S. “Gifts to the Majolica Collection.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 33, no. 4 (April 1946): 36–38.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 36-7
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25141269
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 48, fig. 50
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