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

Dish

ca. 1510-1520 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate with deep well and large vertical rim; tin-glazed front and back, painted in gold lustre and blue. The centre depicts a female portrait in profile with a branch of flowering shrub. The border alternates between rays and flowers. Concentric lines of lustre on the reverse.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre and blue
Brief description
Dish, tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre and blue, possibly Deruta, ca. 1510-1520.
Physical description
Plate with deep well and large vertical rim; tin-glazed front and back, painted in gold lustre and blue. The centre depicts a female portrait in profile with a branch of flowering shrub. The border alternates between rays and flowers. Concentric lines of lustre on the reverse.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Object history
Bought for 1l 13s 6d
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
246-1853

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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