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

Panel

ca. 1525 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Panel depicting the Assumption of the Virgin.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Panel, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours with the Assumption of the Virgin, Faenza, Italy, ca. 1525
Physical description
Panel depicting the Assumption of the Virgin.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32cm
  • Width: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Assunta est maria i celum' (Latin. Painted in Roman script on the front.)
Translation
The assumption of Mary into heaven
Gallery label
Panel depicting the Assumption of the Virgin Made in Faenza, Italy About 1525 Assunta est maria i celum Tin-glazed earthenware C.487-1921 Bequeathed by Mr David M. Currie(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by D. M. Currie
Production
J Mallet
Armenian bole used for the piece.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
267 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
C.487-1921

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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