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

Dish

1535-1545 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish depicting portrait of a lady with plaited hair, 'VM BELLO MORIRE TVTTA LA VITA ONORA' on scroll, made in Deruta, Italy, 1535-1545


Object details

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Brief description
Dish depicting portrait of a lady with plaited hair, 'VM BELLO MORIRE TVTTA LA VITA ONORA' on scroll, made in Deruta, Italy, 1535-1545
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 40.5cm
  • Height: 10cm
Marks and inscriptions
'VM BELLO MORIRE TVTTA LA VITA ONORA' (Italian. Painted in Roman script on a scroll behind the female figure.)
Translation
A fair death makes honourable a whole life
Gallery label
Dish depicting portrait of a lady with plaited hair Made in Deruta, Italy 1535 - 1545 Inscription on scroll: VM BELLO MORIRE TVTTA LA VITA ONORA (" A fair death makes honourable a whole life) 84-1901(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchase price note: Bought for £17 17s 4d.
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
749 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
84-1901

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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