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

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ca. 1520 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Large jug with handle, tin-glazed earthenware. Painted in colours with the arms of Pope Leo X, and the emblems of the City and People of Florence.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Large jug with handle, tin-glazed earthenware, Montelupo, 1513-1521
Physical description
Large jug with handle, tin-glazed earthenware. Painted in colours with the arms of Pope Leo X, and the emblems of the City and People of Florence.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45cm
  • Diameter: 34cm
Marks and inscriptions
'pp' (Maker's mark painted below the handle)
Gallery label
Jug Made in Italy pp Tin-glazed earthenware 1715-1855 Formerly Bernal Collection(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchase. Formerly Bernal Collection.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
334 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
1715-1855

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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