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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

ca. 1530 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish depicting profile of a lady in dress of the period, made in Deruta, Italy, about 1530, tin-glazed earthenware


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Dish depicting profile of a lady in dress of the period, made in Deruta, Italy, about 1530, tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 43cm
Marks and inscriptions
'CHI BE GVIDA SVA BACHA E SEPE IN PORTO' (Italian. Painted on scroll on plate face)
Translation
He who well steers his barque is always in harbour
Gallery label
Dish depicting profile of a lady in dress of the period Made in Deruta, Italy about 1530 Inscription: CHI BE GVIDA SVA BACHA E SEPE IN PORTO ("He who steers well his boat is always in harbour") Tin-glazed earthenware 7160-1860 Soulages Collection(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchase: Soulages Collection.
Production
J Mallet
Yellow lustre, large restoration. Piece of rim missing and reconstructed. 2 pierced holes. Strange lime green back (?), must be in the tin-glaze.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian maiolica. London : H.M.S.O., 1977.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
481 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
7160-1860

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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