Nicola Francioli
Plate
1514
Physical Qualities
Tin-glazed earthenware with polychrome and lustre decoration, 16 in. diam. (40.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Saidie A. May
Object Number
1935.34.1
This large, tin-glazed ornamental plate featuring the profile of a young woman is characteristic of pottery created in the town of Deruta in Umbria in central Italy. The words "el di loca la sera, l'avita, el fine" mean "the day praises the evening, life praises the end." Although dated in the 18th century, the decoration, including the woman's clothing and the border of stylized fish scales and acanthus leaves, is reminiscent of designs created in Deruta in the mid-16th century at the peak of the Italian Renaissance. The re-use of such earlier elements denotes a revival of interest in Renaissance design.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1935; Saidie A. May
Susan Helen Adler, "Saidie May Pioneer of Early 20th Century Collecting", United States: Stonehouse Design, 2008, p. 156.
Inscribed: None on back. 'LAVI/TA/ELFIN/E/ELDI.LODA.LA/SE/RA' within design of plate.
On View: Jacobs, Gallery 6
