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

Plate

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate depicting Diana and Actaeon with the inscription 'Ateon mutato da Diana in ceruo'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Plate depicting Diana and Actaeon with the inscription 'Ateon mutato da Diana in ceruo', made in Italy, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Plate depicting Diana and Actaeon with the inscription 'Ateon mutato da Diana in ceruo'.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 27cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Ateon mutato da Diana in ceruo' (Painted on the back)
Translation
Actaeon changed by Diana into a stag
Gallery label
Plate depicting Diana and Actaeon Italy Inscription: 'Ateon mutato da Diana in ceruo' Tin-glazed earthenware 1701-1855 Formerly Bernal Collection(16/07/2008)
Object history
Formerly Bernal Collection.

Purchase price note: Bought for £11 11s.
Production
More like workshop of Guido Durantino, Cf. the Montmorency service.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian maiolica. London : H.M.S.O., 1977.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
926 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
1701-1855

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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