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

Dish

ca. 1525-1535 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Moulded bowl on low foot; tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, red and yellow lustre.
The centre contains clasped hands with a fire beneath and a pierced heart above. The border is of moulded leaves and fruit on a white background outlined and shaded with blue. The reverse is plain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
tin-glazed earthenware embossed and lustred
Brief description
Moulded dish, tin-glazed earthenware, lustred, Gubbio, ca. 1520-1530
Physical description
Moulded bowl on low foot; tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, red and yellow lustre.
The centre contains clasped hands with a fire beneath and a pierced heart above. The border is of moulded leaves and fruit on a white background outlined and shaded with blue. The reverse is plain.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22cm
  • Depth: 4.6cm
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
8935-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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