Parrot
Category
Ceramics
Date
1530 - 1570
Materials
tin-glazed earthenware
Measurements
124 x 82 x 225 mm
Place of origin
Urbino
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245531
Summary
Maiolica figure of a parrot with head raised, tin-glazed earthenware, Urbino, Italy, about 1530–70.. Painted in yellow, blue, brown, green and black.
Provenance
Alexander Barker Collection, purchased en bloc by Sir Francis Cook, pre 1862. Cook Collection sale (Sir Francis Cook, Bt, and Humphrey Wyndham Cook), Christies, 7 July 1925, Lot 107. Purchased by Tancred Borenius (presumably on behalf of Mrs. Greville), with two other parrot figures (POL/C/31-32) for £110.5s. (see Polesden Lacey contents file no. 375, Polesden Lacey Archives) The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey Majolica stored in the basement, page 96.
