Dish
1535 (dated)
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Dish on low foot depicting Cupid in the guise of Ascanius conducted to Dido by Achates, in gilded mount.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Dish on low foot depicting Cupid in the guise of Ascanius conducted to Dido by Achates, in gilded mount, painted by Francesco Xanto, Urbino, dated 1535, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Dish on low foot depicting Cupid in the guise of Ascanius conducted to Dido by Achates, in gilded mount. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mena Achate i Cartago Aschanio a Dido' (Italian. Painted on the back)
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| Gallery label | Dish depicting Cupid in the guise of Ascanius conducted to Dido by Achates
Painted by Francesco Xanto, Urbino dated 1535
Inscription: 'Mena Achate i Cartago Aschanio a Dido F.X.R' (Achates brings Ascanius to Dido at Carthage, Francesco Xanto da Rovigo)
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.479-1921 Bequeathed by Mr David M. Currie(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by D. M. Currie |
| Production | J Mallet, 02/99 Dish on low foot, in gilded mount. Signed Xanto and dated 1535.See Mallet in Rovigo publication. Cf. one with similar figures (cat 874 by Sforza painter. mark in gold lustre. red and gold lustre scrolls on the back. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 726 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.479-1921 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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