Dish
ca. 1520 (made)
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Tin glazed earthenware dish depicting the death of Samson. Painted in blue, yellow, deep orange, copper green, grey, manganese purple and opaque white. Samson, wearing a breastplate with lion-mask pauldrons clasps a column that has already given way. The back plain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Dish depicting the Death of Samson, tin-glazed earthenware, Italy, ca. 1520 |
| Physical description | Tin glazed earthenware dish depicting the death of Samson. Painted in blue, yellow, deep orange, copper green, grey, manganese purple and opaque white. Samson, wearing a breastplate with lion-mask pauldrons clasps a column that has already given way. The back plain. |
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| Gallery label | Dish depicting the Death of Samson
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.2080-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | Formerly Fountaine Collection. |
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| Other number | 577 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.2080-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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