Name/Title
Terracotta hanging plaque with a madonna and child, c. 1950sEntry/Object ID
2010.17.8Description
ACC. NO. 10.17.8
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1950's
OBJECT: PLAQUE
DESCRIPTION:
AN OBLONG-SHAPED HANGING PLAQUE OF TAN-COLORED TERRA COTTA. PLAQUE IN THE DELLA ROBBIA STYLE DEPICTING MADONNA AND CHILD, SURROUNDED BY A BOWER OF FRUIT, FLOWERS, AND LEAVES. THE PIECE IS HAND-PAINTED AND SIGNED, "ITALY."
SIZE: L 10 X W 6"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A SOUVENIR PIECE BROUGHT BACK FROM ITALY BY THE MEYERS' SISTERS.
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
CATALOGED: APRIL 10, 2010Interpretative Labels
Label
8/28/2022 MvL: current sign applies to 10.17.8 and 11.21.3):
TERRA COTTA WALL PLAQUE
Hand painted and glazed terra cotta
wall plaques, in the della Robe style
purchased in Italy by the Meyers
sisters.
