On View In:
Gallery 337
Artist:   Capo di Monte  
Title:   Wine bowl with cover  
Date:   c. 1750-1780  
Medium:   Soft-paste porcelain with later silver mounts  
Dimensions:   11 1/2 in. (29.21 cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of James F. and Louise H. Bell in memory of James S. and Sallie M. Bell  
Location:   Gallery 337  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   di Monte, Capo  
Role:   Maker  
Life Dates:   Italy  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Mark in blue on base: Fleur-de-lys  
Classification:   Ceramics  
Physical Description:   wine bowl and cover,creamy green-white tone typical of capodimonte ware; bowl and cover mounted with chased silver rims; incised with vertical lines, as on mellons; ornamented with leaves, vines and bunches of grapes in high relief; bunch of grapes in the round form finial; Holiday Traditions - Charleston Dining Room - out  
Creation Place:   Europe, Italy, , ,  
Accession #:   31.9.1a,b  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts