Porcelain Ewer (brocca), Medici Manufactory between 1575 and 1578, soft paste porcelain with blue underglaze and manganese decoration. The ewer is one of the first European made porcelain objects.

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3840 x 5472 px | 32.5 x 46.3 cm | 12.8 x 18.2 inches | 300dpi

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15 September 2019

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Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Porcelain Ewer (brocca), Medici Manufactory between 1575 and 1578, soft paste porcelain with blue underglaze and manganese decoration. The ewer is one of the first European made porcelain objects.

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