Ewer stand with male and female profiles and arms of the Orsini family

Italian, Deruta

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The motto FIDES O[M]NIA (Faith [or Fidelity] is all things) encircling the double portraits of a man and a woman suggests that the decoration of the plate refers to a marriage or betrothal. The inclusion of the Orsini coats of arms at top and bottom might indicate that both bride and groom were related to that powerful Roman family.

Ewer stand with male and female profiles and arms of the Orsini family, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered, Italian, Deruta

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Ewer stand with male and female profiles and arms of the Orsini family, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered, Italian, Deruta
Ewer stand with male and female profiles and arms of the Orsini family, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered, Italian, Deruta
Ewer stand with male and female profiles and arms of the Orsini family, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), lustered, Italian, Deruta

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