Eurydice as Queen of a Chess Set
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Decorative Art, 4th Floor
MADE FOR
Gio Ponti, Italian, 1891–1979
MEDIUM
Glazed earthware
DATES
ca. 1949
DIMENSIONS
21 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7 in. (54.6 cm)
mount: 22 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 9 in. (57.2 × 24.8 × 22.9 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Marks: No maker’s mark. Inside pedestal base handwritten in red pigment is the Brooklyn Museum accession number "54.64.64" which is crossed out by a single line in red pigment. Label adhered inside pedestal: square-rectangular label with red and white pre-printed text that reads: “DAMAGED: This article to which this label is attached was in a damaged condition prior to packing and handling.”
SIGNATURE
Unsigned.
INSCRIPTIONS
No inscriptions.
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1999.106.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Miriam Godofsky
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Decorative Art, 4th Floor
CAPTION
Fausto Melotti (Italian, 1901–1986). Eurydice as Queen of a Chess Set, ca. 1949. Glazed earthware, 21 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7 in. (54.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Miriam Godofsky, 1999.106.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1999.106.1_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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