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

Bowl

ca. 1430-1470 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, made in Manises, Spain, about 1430-70, tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration
Brief description
Bowl, made in Manises, Spain, about 1430-70, tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 25cm
Gallery label
Bowl chapellet Made in Manises, Valencia, Spain about 1430-70 Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration C.2048-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Object history
The arm are probably those of the Gianfigliazzi family of Florence. The same arms can be found on V&A c.2052-1910, and both were probably part of a service.
The arms indicate that the owner had received the honour of knighthood in the name of Popolo of Florence. Van de Put notes that they probably refer to the Gianfigliazzi family. The escutcheon is that of the people of Florence.
Spallanzani discusses the Gianfigliazzi family as an old important family. Gherardo Gianfigliazzi had his own mercantile/banking company in Valencia, the activities of which are documented in 1431, 1438 and again in 1447.
Bibliographic reference
Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000
Other number
156 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000)
Collection
Accession number
C.2048-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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