Plate
ca. 1525 (made)
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Painted in blue, orange, copper green and black and deep yellow lustre. In the middle, a shield charged (Gules on a mount of three summits vert in base a tower argent and a chief or charged with and eagle displayed and a crown sable, impaling Argent a fesse or between three bearded heads of old men cabossed proper). On the rim, four medallions containing respectively a bust of a laurel-crowned emperor, a hound and a stag amongst rocks, a naked boy blowing a horn in a landscape, and a bust of a bearded man. The medallions are separated by alternate winged satyrs and flowers flanked by dolphins springing from grotesque masks. On the back, pairs of concentric circles in lustre.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate, tagliere with central shield, made in Deruta, about 1525, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Painted in blue, orange, copper green and black and deep yellow lustre. In the middle, a shield charged (Gules on a mount of three summits vert in base a tower argent and a chief or charged with and eagle displayed and a crown sable, impaling Argent a fesse or between three bearded heads of old men cabossed proper). On the rim, four medallions containing respectively a bust of a laurel-crowned emperor, a hound and a stag amongst rocks, a naked boy blowing a horn in a landscape, and a bust of a bearded man. The medallions are separated by alternate winged satyrs and flowers flanked by dolphins springing from grotesque masks. On the back, pairs of concentric circles in lustre. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | D'Yvon Collection. D'Yvon Sale Cat., Paris, 30 May 1892, Lot 28. |
| Production | J Mallet, 09.01.2002 Coat-of-arms has 'original' repainted part, perhaps it was changed during manufacture or shortly after. On the back pair of concentric circles in lustre |
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| Other number | 490 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.2191-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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