Basin
ca. 1537 (made)
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On the boss, within a laurel wreath, a phoenix rising from flames. The bottom is painted with symmetrical foliated voluted terminating in dolphins' heads, against a blue ground through which fine stems and small leaves have been scratched. On the rim, in medallion separated by leafy scrolls ending in demi-figures of cupids, satyrs' heads or sea-horses, in reserve on a yellow ground, are half-figures of St.Francis, holding a book and cross, St. Clara with a lily, St. Elizabeth with roses in both hands, and another Franciscan saint, probably St. Anthony of Padua, holding a heart.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Dish for an ewer depicting a phoenix amidst flames and saints, painted by Francesco Urbini, Deruta, Italy, about 1537, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | On the boss, within a laurel wreath, a phoenix rising from flames. The bottom is painted with symmetrical foliated voluted terminating in dolphins' heads, against a blue ground through which fine stems and small leaves have been scratched. On the rim, in medallion separated by leafy scrolls ending in demi-figures of cupids, satyrs' heads or sea-horses, in reserve on a yellow ground, are half-figures of St.Francis, holding a book and cross, St. Clara with a lily, St. Elizabeth with roses in both hands, and another Franciscan saint, probably St. Anthony of Padua, holding a heart. |
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| Gallery label | Basin
Painted by Francesco Urbini, Deruta, Italy about 1537
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.2159-1910 Bequeathed by George Salting(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | Marquis of Breadalbane Collection. |
| Production | J Mallet, 25.07.2000. Attributed to Francesco Urbini by Rackham and confirmed by Mallet in "Memorial Vo. for Liverani in Faenza". Drilled suspension hole in the tin. |
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| Other number | 779 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.2159-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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