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Bella Donna Charger
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Bella Donna Charger

c. 1520–30

tin-glazed earthenware with yellow and blue lustre (maiolica)
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Scholars believe that chargers such as these were given as marriage gifts or in memory of someone who had died.

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