Provenance
Oskar Hainauer [1840-1894], Berlin;[1] by inheritance to his widow, Julie Hainauer [1850-1926], Berlin; purchased 1906 with the entire Hainauer collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 17 October 1906 to William Andrews Clark [1839-1925], New York;[2] bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] The dish is labelled with a Hainauer catalogue number (M72), but this is one of a handful of entries missing in the catalogue, with no apparent explanation.
[2] Duveen Brothers Records, accession number 960015, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Series I.D, General business records, 1907-1964, reel 59, box 163, Hainauer collection sales ledger, July 1906-December 1909; copy in NGA curatorial files.
Accession Number
2015.19.4023
Medium
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
Dimensions
overall (height by diameter): 4.9 × 30.5 cm (1 15/16 × 12 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art
Credit Line
Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection)