Plate
1517-18 (dated), 1518 (painted)
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Plate, decorated with trophies and, in the centre, monograms and a monasterial badge around a hand pointing upwards. The border contains two tablets with the date 1517 and two scrolls with 'X.P.R.' and an only partly readable word, all painted in blue. The back is painted in lustre with a row of crossed lozenges and concentric circles enclosing the date '1518'. Painted blue and green and with red and gold lustre.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate, depicting trophies, in centre monograms and monasterial badge, made in Gubbio, Italy, dated 1517 and 1518, lustre dated 1518, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Plate, decorated with trophies and, in the centre, monograms and a monasterial badge around a hand pointing upwards. The border contains two tablets with the date 1517 and two scrolls with 'X.P.R.' and an only partly readable word, all painted in blue. The back is painted in lustre with a row of crossed lozenges and concentric circles enclosing the date '1518'. Painted blue and green and with red and gold lustre. |
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| Gallery label | Plate
Made in Gubbio, Italy dated 1517 and 1518, lustred dated 1518
Tin-glazed earthenware
800-1877 Shandon Collection(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Purchase: Shandon Collection. Napier Collection? (according to Rackham catalogue). |
| Production | Lustre dated 1518. John Mallet, 2-12-1998. The same badge as on Rackham 643. According to Mario Lucarelli in 1974, F.G.K.O. = name, followed by Camarlengo & the badge is of St. Maria della Scala of Siena. Several plates with the same badge are known. (see Bibl.Ref. fields. |
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| Other number | 642 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 800-1877 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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