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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. 1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate depicting Galatea riding on the sea with dolphins and two Tritons.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Plate depicting Galatea with dolphins and Tritons, probably painted by Bartolomeo Terchi, San Quirico, Siena or Bassano, about 1745, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Plate depicting Galatea riding on the sea with dolphins and two Tritons.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25cm
Gallery label
Plate depicting The Triumph of Galatea Probably painted by Bartolomeo Terchi, San Quirico, Siena or Bassano, Italy about 1745 Tin-glazed earthenware 1665-1856(16/07/2008)
Object history
Bought from the Webb sale at Christie's
Production
Pelizzoni (see Bibl ref.) attributes it to Ferdinando Maria Campani, Siena 1745, but she doesn't explain why.

Compare to the very similar, earlier large plate by Carlo Antonio Grue (Castelli, circa 1690) representing the same subject. This plate is with a privare London dealer. For image see Object Information File of 1665-1856.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Pelizzoni, E. and G. Zanchi. La maiolica dei Terchi. Firenze, 1982. 87 p.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
1186 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
1665-1856

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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