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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, painted in dark blue, orange and copper green. In the middle, flanked by herbage, ashield of arms (or a bust with head and neck scarves), in a medallion surrounded by palmettes of two alternate patterns on the rim. On the back, motifs recalling peacock feather eyes around the rim and in the middle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Plate, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue, orange and green with central bust in profile on a shield of arms, palmettes on rim, made in Siena or Deruta, ca. 1500
Physical description
Plate, painted in dark blue, orange and copper green. In the middle, flanked by herbage, ashield of arms (or a bust with head and neck scarves), in a medallion surrounded by palmettes of two alternate patterns on the rim. On the back, motifs recalling peacock feather eyes around the rim and in the middle.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Other number
393 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
C.2059-1910

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2006
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