A plate faience blue and vinous decoration “Spiders” and "Cross of the Order of Malta" Portuguese 17th C. (3rd quarter) hairline on the flap Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 32,5 cm Notes: It was part of the collection of the 1st Count of Ameal (1847-1920), according to the ex-libris pasted on the back. The flap of this specimen only shows three «Spiders», as opposed to the traditional four «Spiders» - vd. MONCADA, Miguel Cabral de - "Faiança Portuguesa - sécs. XVI a XVIII". Lisbon: Scribe, 2008, pp. 74-76, figs. 56-62.