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

Dish

ca. 1650-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of white earthenware with raised foliated ornament and masks.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
White eartheneware with raised decoration
Brief description
Dish, white earthenware with raised foliated ornament and masks. French, possibly Normandy (Pays d'Auge), about 1650-1700
Physical description
Dish of white earthenware with raised foliated ornament and masks.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 26.6cm
  • Height: 5.3cm
  • Weight: 0.59kg
Gallery label
Dish, possibly Normandy (Pays d'Auge), 1600-50(2010 (TAB))
Object history
At the time of acquisition, this plateau was described as 'Palissy ware' and then subsequently as 'Bernard Palissy or a follower, second half 16th century'.
Historical context
There is another dish of this type in the Musée Bernay (see Deville in Refs.)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Deville, Etienne, La céramique du Pays d'Auge, Paris, 1927
Collection
Accession number
390-1854

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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