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

Dish

ca. 1530-1540 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl on low foot; tin-glazed overall, painted in blue, green, orange, yellow and red lustre. In a landscape is Cupid with a bow and quiver. A border of trophies of arms and musical instruments on a blue background surrounds him. The reverse is plain apart from six scrolls in ruby lustre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Bowl on low foot, depicts cupid within a border of trophies of arms and musical instruments, tin-glazed earthenware, made by (Maestro) Giorgio Andreoli, Gubbio, ca. 1530-1540
Physical description
Bowl on low foot; tin-glazed overall, painted in blue, green, orange, yellow and red lustre. In a landscape is Cupid with a bow and quiver. A border of trophies of arms and musical instruments on a blue background surrounds him. The reverse is plain apart from six scrolls in ruby lustre.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.0cm
Object history
Soulages Collection, transferred to Circulation 4th January 1909
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
7687-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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