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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. 1525 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish on a low foot, raised ridge around the well. In the middle a painted bust of a young man en profil to the left. On the back, three rough spirals and the mark 'N' in gold lustre. Painted in blue, greyish green, opaque white(?) and with red and gold lustre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Dish on low foot with raised ridge around well, bust of young man in profile, made in Gubbio, Italy, about 1525, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Dish on a low foot, raised ridge around the well. In the middle a painted bust of a young man en profil to the left. On the back, three rough spirals and the mark 'N' in gold lustre. Painted in blue, greyish green, opaque white(?) and with red and gold lustre.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.6cm
  • Height: 6.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'N' (Italian. Maker's mark painted in Roman script on the back of the dish.)
Gallery label
Dish Made in Gubbio, Italy about 1525 N Tin-glazed earthenware 8903-1863 Soulages Collection(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchase: Soulages Collection.
Production
John Mallet, 19-1-1999
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
663 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
8903-1863

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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