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

Dish

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (creamware) decorated in terracotta and black enamels. Shallow, oval and moulded with a basketwork pattern. The edge is stamped out to form regular loops of basketwork painted with black, and each loop has a sgraffito design of small flowers and leaves. In the centre is a terracotta jug on a black pedestal, decorated in reverse with the figure of a woman in neo-classical dress, with three horizontal bands above and below her, and two leafy sprays.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware (creamware) painted in terracotta and black enamels, moulded, incised and stamped
Brief description
Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (creamware) decorated in enamels, factory of Cherinto del Vecchio, Naples, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (creamware) decorated in terracotta and black enamels. Shallow, oval and moulded with a basketwork pattern. The edge is stamped out to form regular loops of basketwork painted with black, and each loop has a sgraffito design of small flowers and leaves. In the centre is a terracotta jug on a black pedestal, decorated in reverse with the figure of a woman in neo-classical dress, with three horizontal bands above and below her, and two leafy sprays.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25.2cm
  • Width: 21.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'FDV / N' (Impressed on the base)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.254-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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