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

Inkstand

1651 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ink-stand with a shield with the arms of Valaressi, inscribed 'ILL.mo S ZACHARIA VALARESSI'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Inkstand
  • Drawer
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Ink-stand with loose drawer, with shield of arms of Valaressi, made in Faenza, dated 1651, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Ink-stand with a shield with the arms of Valaressi, inscribed 'ILL.mo S ZACHARIA VALARESSI'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.5cm
  • Width: 27cm
  • Depth: 21.5cm
  • Drawer width: 174mm
  • Drawer depth: 140mm
  • Drawer height: 40mm
  • Whole height: 220mm
Marks and inscriptions
'ILL.mo S ZACHARIA VALARESSI'
Gallery label
Inkstand with loose drawer Made in Faenza , Italy dated 1651 Tin-glazed earthenware 549 1/2-1883(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchase price note: Bought for £2 10s.
Bibliographic references
  • Ravanelli Guidotti, C. Faenza-Faïence 'Bianchi' di Faenza. Ferrara : Belriguardo, 1996. 404 p., fig. 29b.
  • Zauli Naldi, L. Un secolo di plastiche compendiarie faentine. Faenza. 1951, XXXVII. pp.67-72, pl.XXV.
  • Liverani, G. Accessioni alle raccolte. Faenza. 1962, XLVIII. 106 p.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
1042 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
549:1, 2-1883

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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