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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

1560-1570 (made)
Artist/Maker
Fontana Workshop (maker)
Place of origin
Urbino (made)

Dish painted with grotesques and with a medallion 'en camaïeu' depicting Marcus Curtius.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Earthenware
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Tin Glazing
Brief description
Dish painted with grotesques and central medallion depicting Marcus Curtius, Fontana Workshop, Urbino, 1560-70, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Dish painted with grotesques and with a medallion 'en camaïeu' depicting Marcus Curtius.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 28cm
Gallery label
Dish Made in Fontana , Urbino, Italy 1560-70 Tin-glazed earthenware C.2278-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Object history
Drake Collection; Salting Collection
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
842 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.2278-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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