Plate
ca. 1550 (made)
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Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, decorated in olive-green outline shaded in brown on a dark blue ground. Painted with the profile bust of a young man in classical costume in a medallion surrounded by a border of trophies of arms and musical instruments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Plate, tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration, Castel Durante, Italy, ca. 1550 |
| Physical description | Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, decorated in olive-green outline shaded in brown on a dark blue ground. Painted with the profile bust of a young man in classical costume in a medallion surrounded by a border of trophies of arms and musical instruments. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Provenance: unknown, transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, transferred to Circulation 31st May 1909. |
| Production | Castel Durante |
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| Bibliographic reference | Elisa Sani, Not in Rackham - 'Italian Renaissance maiolica in the Victoria and Albert Museum – Part 1', in: Keramos 210 (2010), pp. 1-30, cat. 44 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4727-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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