Plate

Art Historical Context

This elegant Spanish plate, crafted between 1470 and 1490, exemplifies the artistry of late medieval ceramics from the Iberian Peninsula. Made of tin-glazed earthenware technique where a tin-oxide glaze creates a brilliant white surface ideal for vibrant painted designs—this dish measures an impressive 2 15/16 x 17 inches, suggesting it served as a grand serving platter or charger for communal feasts. Housed in The Cloisters Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1956, it reflects the height of Spain's ceramic tradition during a time of cultural flourishing under Reconquista influe...