Dish
ca. 1535 (made)
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Bowl, moulded outside with triangular facets, on high foot. Painted in dark blue, opaque white, orange and copper green. Inside, in a medallion surrounded by a symmetrical design of winged masks, pairs of dolphins and scrolls in reserve on a dark blue ground, is a half-figure of Lucretia. The knop is green, on the foot are two cherubs among scrolls.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Bowl depicting winged masks, dolphins, scrolls and half-figure of Lucretia, two cherubs on foot, made in Faenza, about 1535, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Bowl, moulded outside with triangular facets, on high foot. Painted in dark blue, opaque white, orange and copper green. Inside, in a medallion surrounded by a symmetrical design of winged masks, pairs of dolphins and scrolls in reserve on a dark blue ground, is a half-figure of Lucretia. The knop is green, on the foot are two cherubs among scrolls. |
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| Gallery label | Dish depicting the death of Lucretia
Made in Faenza, Italy About 1535
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.2100-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
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| Other number | 298 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.2100-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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