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

Bowl

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

Bowl of red earthenware covered with a white slip with incised decoration. Painted with splashes of green and yellow under a clear glaze. The inside is decorated with four leaf forms radiating from the centre and the outside with oblique lines.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Incised slipware
Brief description
Bowl of red earthenware covered with a white slip and incised with decoration enhanced with splashes of green and yellow under a clear glaze. Found in Florence. Italian, probably Tuscany, about 1500
Physical description
Bowl of red earthenware covered with a white slip with incised decoration. Painted with splashes of green and yellow under a clear glaze. The inside is decorated with four leaf forms radiating from the centre and the outside with oblique lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 14cm
  • Foot diameter: 6.5cm
Gallery label
Bowl Made in Italy Incised slipware 1227-1901 Excavated in Florence(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bought
Object history
Found in excavations in Florence.
Bought from Sig. Giuseppe Salvadori, Via dei Fossi 9, Florence
Production
Found in excavations in Florence.
Collection
Accession number
1227-1901

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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