Plate
ca. 1515 (made)
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Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours. Deep well with a slightly convex rim. Painted in the middle in a circular panel enclosed by a narrow band of fret with cupid bound and blindfolded with a broken arrow at his feet, and his quiver is slung on a tree behind him. On the rim, in reserves on a green ground, is a medley of weapons, books, pan-pipes, cornucopias and dolphins.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours |
| Brief description | Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours, painted by Giovanni Maria, Urbania, ca. 1515 |
| Physical description | Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with colours. Deep well with a slightly convex rim. Painted in the middle in a circular panel enclosed by a narrow band of fret with cupid bound and blindfolded with a broken arrow at his feet, and his quiver is slung on a tree behind him. On the rim, in reserves on a green ground, is a medley of weapons, books, pan-pipes, cornucopias and dolphins. |
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| Gallery label | Plate depicting Cupid bound
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.151-1929 Purchased by the John Webb Trust(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the John Webb Trust Fund |
| Object history | Formerly in the William Newall Collection, sold at Christie's June 27 1922. |
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| Other number | 533 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.151-1929 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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