Footed Dish
ca. 1545 (made)
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Dish on low foot depicting Hercules and the Cretan bull. The foot is damaged.
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
Brief description | Dish on low foot depicting Hercules and the Cretan bull, probably painted by "the painter of the Coal-Mine Service", Urbino, about 1545, tin-glazed earthenware |
Physical description | Dish on low foot depicting Hercules and the Cretan bull. The foot is damaged. |
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Gallery label | Dish on low foot depicting Hercules and the Cretan bull
Probably painted by "the painter of the Coal-Mine Service", Urbino, Italy about 1545
Inscription: 'Herchole' and 'Urbi', for Urbino, painted in blue
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.2264-1910 Salting Bequest
The style of painting is similar to that on the so called 'Coal-Mine dish' in Toronto, which is marked and dated: "Urbin 1546".(16/07/2008) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
Object history | The style of painting is similar to that on the so called 'Coal-Mine dish' in Toronto, which is marked and dated: "Urbin 1546". |
Production | John Mallet 29/6/2000 attributes this dish to "The painter of the Coal-Mine Dish". The Coal-Mine dish (in Toronto) is dated 1546 in Urbino. |
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Other number | 871 - Rackham (1977) |
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Accession number | C.2264-1910 |
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Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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