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An Italian maiolica pilgrim's souvenir bowl, 18/19th C.

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This lot was sold on 2016-10-01 and is no longer available

Dia.: 14, 5 cm

Souvenir bowls for pilgrims bear the words 'CON POL DI S CASA' (con polvere di Santa Casa), referring to the adding of dust from the sweeping of the Holy House to the clay from which they were made. (source: Fitzwilliam Museum, see link below)

A related example is in the Fitzwilliam Museum.