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Plate Depicting Virgil's Tomb (Tomba di Virgilio), from a "Topographical" Dinner or Dessert Service ("A Vedute") Plate
This is a plate. It was probably Giovan Battista Fanciullacci and Ferdinando Ammannati and manufactured by Doccia Porcelain Factory. It is dated ca. 1810–1820 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Plate, "Tomba de Virgilio" (Virgil's Tomb)
Made by Doccia Porcelain
Doccia, Italy, ca. 1800-20
Glazed porcelain
This object was
bequest of
Erskine Hewitt.
It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 2.5 x 24 cm (1 x 9 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
Unmarked
It is signed
Not signed
It is inscribed
Underside: [1] "Tomba di Virgilio.", painted in black overglaze
Cite this object as
Plate Depicting Virgil's Tomb (Tomba di Virgilio), from a "Topographical" Dinner or Dessert Service ("A Vedute") Plate; Probably Ferdinando Ammannati (Italian, before 1781 – after 1823), Giovan Battista Fanciullacci (Italian, 1745 – 1825); Manufactured by Doccia Porcelain Factory (Italy); Italy; hard paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; H x diam.: 2.5 x 24 cm (1 x 9 7/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-450-c
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Excavating Design: 18th-century Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection and Rooms with a View: Landscape & Wallpaper.
