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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Bowl

1486-1487 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spanish lustre-ware bowl depicting the arms of the Gondi family of Florence. This was part of a large set of table ware ordered by the Gondi family from the potters in Valencia (Spain) around 1486-87.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration
Brief description
Bowl, tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration, with arms of the Gondi family of Florence, Spain, Manisses (Valencia), 1486-1487
Physical description
Bowl depicting the arms of the Gondi family of Florence
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.1cm
  • Diameter: 24cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Object history
George Salting Bequest
Subject depicted
Summary
Spanish lustre-ware bowl depicting the arms of the Gondi family of Florence. This was part of a large set of table ware ordered by the Gondi family from the potters in Valencia (Spain) around 1486-87.
Bibliographic references
  • Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000 186
  • Mariam Rosser-Owen, Islamic Arts from Spain, London, 2010, p.100.
Collection
Accession number
C.2047-1910

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Record createdJune 8, 2006
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