Dish
1520 (dated)
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Dish, painted in blue, yellow, brown, copper green, with a candeliere design in reserve on a blue ground. On either side of a candelabrum supporting a semi-human monster between two human-headed serpents, a cupid holding in one hand a banner and in the other a cornucopia. On the back, a loose wreath of foliage and the date 1520, in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Dish depicting a candeliere design, painted by Giovanni Maria, possibly Castel Durante, Italy, dated 1520, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Dish, painted in blue, yellow, brown, copper green, with a candeliere design in reserve on a blue ground. On either side of a candelabrum supporting a semi-human monster between two human-headed serpents, a cupid holding in one hand a banner and in the other a cornucopia. On the back, a loose wreath of foliage and the date 1520, in blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '1520' (Date painted on the rim) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | Bernal, Fountaine, and Spitzer Collections. |
| Production | Ballardini, Corpus I, 104 |
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| Other number | 537 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.2086-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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