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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

ca. 1630-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Castelli (made)

Dish, without foot-rim, painted in greyish blue, yellow, brownish orange, manganese purple and olive green, depicting a Roman military scene in the middle. A young emperor mounted, with double-headed eagle on the trappings of his horse, is haranguing his troops who surround him, with a hedge of spears in the background. On the rim, bordered with a row of quatrefoils similar to those on No.1093, military trophies separated by tasselled cords.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Tin Glazing
Brief description
Dish, tin-glazed earthenware, made in Castelli, ca. 1630-1650
Physical description
Dish, without foot-rim, painted in greyish blue, yellow, brownish orange, manganese purple and olive green, depicting a Roman military scene in the middle. A young emperor mounted, with double-headed eagle on the trappings of his horse, is haranguing his troops who surround him, with a hedge of spears in the background. On the rim, bordered with a row of quatrefoils similar to those on No.1093, military trophies separated by tasselled cords.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 49cm
Gallery label
Dish Made in Italy Tin-glazed earthenware C.294-1938(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchased by the Museum at the W. Ridout sale at Christie's 13/12/1938, for £12 1s 6d.
Formerly W. Ridout Collection
Formerly Castellani Collection (label on the back: Castellani Sale 1871)
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
  • W.B. Honey, A Catalogue of the Collection of Italian and Other Maiolica, Mediaeval English Pottery, Dutch, Spanish and French Faience, and Other Ceramic Wares, Formed by William Ridout of London and Toronto, London (privately printed in an edition of 200), 1934, p. 31, CAS.I pl. XXXVII
Other number
1093A - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.294-1938

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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