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

Plaque

1480-90 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Northern Italy (made)

This was cut from an originally square plague, in which the shield was surrounded by white. A plaque of this original shape is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Tiles
Object type
Plaque
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Tin Glazing
Brief description
Fragmentary plaque, kite-shaped, tin-glazed earthenware painted with a rampant lion in green and blue on an orange background, made in Italy, 1480-90
Physical description
Kite-shaped plaque for wall incrustation.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 22.5cm
  • Thickness thickness: 5cm
Gallery label
Plaque depicting Rampant lion Made in Italy Tin-glazed earthenware 2591-1856(16/07/2008)
Object history
Bought from Signol, Paris (the dealer Charles-Armand Signol, based on the Quai Voltaire)
The arms are thought to be those of the Ordelaffi family of Forli.
Production
J Mallet
Compare to square tile in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (C.f notes in Rackam, p.53) Very high quality painting (might give a clue about where it was made)
Subject depicted
Lions (Heraldic)
Summary
This was cut from an originally square plague, in which the shield was surrounded by white. A plaque of this original shape is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
  • A complete tile with the same arm, and from the same series, is in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, BK-NM-12109, acquired in 1908. Its size is 27 x 27 cm.
Other number
169 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
2591-1856

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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