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Hiersemann, 1915)., Vol. 2: pl. 14","date":1915,"id":4215,"uri":"https://search.worldcat.org/title/2595343"},{"boilertext":"Raimond van Marle, The development of the Italian schools of painting, (The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1923-1938).","citation":"Raimond van Marle, The development of the Italian schools of painting, (The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1923-1938)., Vol. 9: p. 105","date":1924,"id":4249,"uri":"https://search.worldcat.org/title/631047131"},{"boilertext":"\"Summary of Acquisitions, 1963,\" Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University, vol. 23, no. 1 (1964): p. 29-31.","citation":"\"Summary of Acquisitions, 1963,\" Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University, vol. 23, no. 1 (1964): p. 29-31., p. 29","date":1964,"id":545,"uri":"https://www.jstor.org/stable/3774404"}],"nowebuse":"False","periods":[],"department":"European Painting and Sculpture ","attribute_groups":[{"id":2199321,"term":"European Art","termtype":"Collecting Area"}],"daterange":"A.D. 1000-1500","dateend":1435,"depicted":[],"titles":[{"title":"Birthing tray (desco da parto): The Garden of Youth","titletype":"Primary Title","displayorder":1}],"hasimage":"true","creditlinerepro":"","objectnumber":"y1963-3","inscribed":null,"texts":[{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Special Exhibition","textentryhtml":"A fashion arose in fifteenth-century Tuscany for a painted tray to be commissioned for the lying-in of elite women in labor. Food could be brought to the bedchamber on it, and later it was hung on the wall like a painting to commemorate the birth. The painted subjects included religious scenes, allegories, and, as here, courtship in a Love Garden. The elegant couples dance to harp music or refresh themselves around a fountain, while a small dog symbolizes fidelity in love.","remarks":"States of Health"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Provenance","textentryhtml":"Albert Figdor, Vienna (1843 - 1927; his sale, Paul Cassirer and Hugo Helbing, Berlin, September 29-30, 1930, Lot 5); 1931 purchase by Frank Jewett Mather Jr.; 1963 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.","remarks":null},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"Wooden trays like this one were given at all levels of society to commemorate the birth of a child and carry food, drinks, and gifts to the recuperating mother. In this lavishly decorated example, likely made for a wealthy woman, courtly figures interact in a lush garden, a setting symbolic of fecundity. Amid a festive atmosphere of music and dance, some couples engage in a lively discussion around a fountain, while others hold hands and embrace, drawing out themes of courtship and love.\n","remarks":"EUR1_02-05_CLA-Day 1 Cataloguing "}],"datebegin":1425,"sortnumber":"1963 3y","published_date":"2026-02-11 10:13:54.700366","objectid":29114,"dimensions":"diam. 57.5 cm (22 5/8 in.)\r\nframe: 65.7 x 66.4 x 6.3 cm (25 7/8 x 26 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)","on_view":true}