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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Dish

1590-1600 (made)
Place of origin

Dish with allegory of fecundity, made in France, probably Paris region, 1590-1600


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
relief-moulded earthenware, lead-glazed
Brief description
Dish with allegory of fecundity, made in France, probably Paris region, 1590-1600
Dimensions
  • Length: 49.8cm
  • Width: 41.0cm
  • Height: 6.2cm
  • Weight: 2.91kg
Object history
From the Pourtalès collection, bought Vente de la galerie Pourtales. [Catalogue des objets d'art ... collections de feu M. le comte de Pourtales-Gorgier et dont la vente aura lieu . fevrier et mars 1865, p. 241, no 1728
Collection
Accession number
77-1865

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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