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Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Gubbio (made)

Dish on low foot, the foot has been ground off. Tin-glazed earthenware with yellow and gold lustre. Depicting the head of a young lady with the inscription 'Amaro chi me amara'. The back not decorated.

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Categories	Ceramics Maiolica
Object type	Dish
Materials and techniques	Tin-glazed earthenware with colour and gold lustre Earthenware Tin Glaze
Brief description	Dish with the foot ground off, head of young lady with inscription 'Amaro chi me amara', made in Gubbio, about 1535-40, tin-glazed earthenware with yellow and gold lustre
Physical description	Dish on low foot, the foot has been ground off. Tin-glazed earthenware with yellow and gold lustre. Depicting the head of a young lady with the inscription 'Amaro chi me amara'. The back not decorated.
Dimensions	Diameter: 26cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Amaro chi me amara' (Italian. Printed on dish front) Translation I will love whoever will love me.
Gallery label	Dish Made in Gubbio, Italy about 1535-40 Inscribed: 'Amaro chi me amara' Tin-glazed earthenware with yellow and gold lustre 8886-1863 Soulages Collection The lady depicted might be a courtesan. The insciption translates: 'I will love whoever will love me'.(16/07/2008)
Object history	Purchase: Soulages Collection. The lady depicted might be a courtesan. The insciption translates: 'I will love whoever will love me'.
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	716 - Rackham (1977)
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	8886-1863

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Record created	July 16, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O161110/dish-unknown/

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