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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

1541 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Urbino (made)

Dish depicting the marriage feast of Cupid and Psyche.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Painted
Brief description
Dish depicting the marriage feast of Cupid and Psyche, made in Urbino, Italy, dated 1541, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Dish depicting the marriage feast of Cupid and Psyche.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 28cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Fanse le noze splendide e reale / non senza molt festa e allegrezza / Lalato iddio con la pharetra e istrale / En grenbo a psiche nel ambrosia apprezza / Gioye Giunone egli altri dei inmortali / Tuti hor ragionan di lor gran bellezze / E cosi a mensa stando spargon le ore / Fiorette intoneno di souaue odore 1541' (Italian. Painted on back)
Gallery label
Dish depicting the marriage feast of Cupid and Psyche Made in Urbino, Italy dated 1541 Inscription: 'Fanse le noze splendide e reale non senza molt festa e allegrezza Lalato iddio con la pharetra e istrale En grenbo a psiche nel ambrosia apprezza Gioye Giunone egli altri dei inmortali Tuti hor ragionan di lor gran bellezze E cosi a mensa stando spargon le ore Fiorette intorno di souaue odore' Tin-glazed earthenware C.2237-1910 Salting Bequest, formerly Magniac Collection(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Object history
Salting Bequest, formerly Magniac Collection.
Production
John Mallet 29/6/2000
Subjects depicted
Cupid
Psyche
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian maiolica. London : H.M.S.O., 1977.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
903 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.2237-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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