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

Dish

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in copper lustre. In the middle is a bird within a three-sided compartment surrounded by foliage. The back is decorated with scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration
Brief description
Dish made in Valencia, Spain, 17th century, tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration
Physical description
Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in copper lustre. In the middle is a bird within a three-sided compartment surrounded by foliage. The back is decorated with scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.4cm
  • Height: 3.3cm
Gallery label
Dish Made in Valencia, Spain 17th century Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration 4709-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London.
Subjects depicted
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
Other number
426 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000)
Collection
Accession number
4709-1901

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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