EWER - MAJOLICA Frontispiece. This is of fine form, with beak of peculiar shape, and twisted handles. The subject of the painting is Acis and Galatea, after Giulio Romano. On the other side of the Ewer, Galatea is represented riding upon a sea-horse, attended by Cupid upon a dolphin. The date of the manufacture is from 1500 to 1550. This specimen was formerly at Strawberry Hill, but is now in the collection of the Author. Size, to the top of the handle, 19 inches from the book Collections towards a history of pottery and porcelain, in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries : with a descripti
EWER - MAJOLICA Frontispiece. This is of fine form, with beak of peculiar shape, and twisted handles. The subject of the painting is Acis and Galatea, after Giulio Romano. On the other side of the Ewer, Galatea is represented riding upon a sea-horse, attended by Cupid upon a dolphin. The date of the manufacture is from 1500 to 1550. This specimen was formerly at Strawberry Hill, but is now in the collection of the Author. Size, to the top of the handle, 19 inches from the book Collections towards a history of pottery and porcelain, in the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries : with a description of the manufacture, a glossary, and a list of monograms by Joseph Marryat, Publisher London : J. Murray 1850
Size: 2906px × 5250px
Location: USA
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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