Pilgrim Cup
Artist/Culture
Italian
Artist/Culture
Deruta
(Italy)
Date1520–1550
Mediummaiolica; tin-glazed earthenware, lustered
Dimensions11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1918.129
DescriptionMajolica cup. Blue and yellow on white crackle ground with relief on figure. No marks. Image of kneeling St Francis praying the rosary before a cross. A chapel is on the left in the background. One side of the cup shows the stubs of a handle attachment.ProvenancePurchased by Philip J. Gentner (1872-?), Florence, 1918, on behalf of the Worcester Art Museum.
On View
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first half 1600s
first half 1600s
