Dish
1490-1510 (made)
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Plate with shallow centre and a wide flat rim. Painted in blue, green, orange and yellow. In the middle a motif called 'fede'; two clasped hands, within a circular medallion, surrounded by an orange-coloured border. The rim is painted with a wide border of continuous floral scrolls Persian palmette'. The reverse is painted with concentric bands in shades of blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Dish of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, Faenza, 1490-1510 |
| Physical description | Plate with shallow centre and a wide flat rim. Painted in blue, green, orange and yellow. In the middle a motif called 'fede'; two clasped hands, within a circular medallion, surrounded by an orange-coloured border. The rim is painted with a wide border of continuous floral scrolls Persian palmette'. The reverse is painted with concentric bands in shades of blue. |
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| Object history | Provenance: Bought from the Bardini Collection for £6. 10s Christie’s, London, 5th June 1899, lot 90. Displayed at the Bethnal Green Museum |
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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. 11 |
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| Accession number | 469-1899 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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