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Dish

1545-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Urbino (made)
Urbania (made)

Dish on a low foot, possibly made in Urbino or Castel Durante, 1545-1550, tin-glazed earthenware

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Brief description
Dish on a low foot, possibly made in Urbino or Castel Durante, 1545-1550, tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.5cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Dish
Possibly made in Urbino or Castel Durante , Marches 1545-1550
Tin-glazed earthenware

413-1854
Production
J Mallet, 03.11.03
Unusual shape, not Coppa. Possibly from Tuscany. Medallion with young man in profile, surrounded by wreath. The figure in the centre is outlined in blue. Type of decoration: cerquiate and oak interlace.
See similar piece with cerquiate decoration in A.V.B Norman, Wallace Collection Catalogue (piece given as Castel Durante, about 1530-5), p.64, C.18
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian maiolica. London : H.M.S.O., 1977.
  • Norman, A. W. B.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
604 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
413-1854

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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