Dish
1450-1500 (made)
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| Place of origin |
In the 14th century lustred pottery of great quality was produced in Malaga by Islamic potters; by 1400 the centre of production had moved to the Valencian region. The potters of Valencia and Manises produced ambitious lustreware ceramics that were admired in the all of Europe and became the most widely diffused luxury pottery.
The arms are those of Aragon-Sicily.
The arms are those of Aragon-Sicily.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration |
| Brief description | Dish, made in Manises, Spain, about 1468-79, tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration |
| Physical description | Repaired, two holes pierced for suspension. |
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| Gallery label | Dish
Probably made in Manises, Valencia, Spain 1468-79
Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration
168-1893(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | The arms are those of Aragon-Sicily . A dish with the same arms was sold at Sotheby's in 1959 (20 March, Lot 14). Purchase price note: Bought for £20 9s 6d. |
| Production | The arms are those of Aragon-Sicily. Although Ray dates this dish to c.1500, he dates the Aragon-Sicily arms to 1468-79, the dates of the reign of Ferdinand as King of Sicily, for the dish cat.no.183. |
| Summary | In the 14th century lustred pottery of great quality was produced in Malaga by Islamic potters; by 1400 the centre of production had moved to the Valencian region. The potters of Valencia and Manises produced ambitious lustreware ceramics that were admired in the all of Europe and became the most widely diffused luxury pottery. The arms are those of Aragon-Sicily. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000
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| Other number | 209 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 168-1893 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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