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| Keywords: Spanish - Plate with a Castle - Walters 481300.jpg This large dish decorated with an unidentified castle probably served more a decorative than a practical function This type of ware was produced by Islamic craftsmen in southern Spain known as Moors therefore known as Hispano-Moresque ware it was probably made for export to northern Europe which had no tradition of highly decorative lusterware ca 1450 1465 late Medieval tin-enamel on earthenware with luster decoration cm 5 6 42 5 accession number 48 1300 15561 Dikran Kelekian Constantinople and Paris by purchase Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1909 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1909 place of origin Manises Spain Walters Art Museum license Islamic art in the Walters Art Museum Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum Spanish maiolica Moresques patterns Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review 1450s | ||||
