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Dish

Dish

  • Place of origin:

    Deruta (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1520 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Tin-glazed earthenware

  • Museum number:

    7163-1860

  • Gallery location:

    Making Ceramics, room 143, case 11, shelf 1

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Makers of Italian maiolica at Deruta and Gubbio adopted the lustre technique of Spain in the 16th century. They developed it to its highest level of refinement. In this technique, a thin layer of metallic oxide is fused on to a decorated vessel of tin-glazed earthenware.

Physical description

Tin-glazed earthenware dish (maiolica), painted in cobalt-blue and yellow lustre with a portrait of lady.

Place of Origin

Deruta (made)

Date

ca. 1520 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown

Materials and Techniques

Tin-glazed earthenware

Marks and inscriptions

"TIMOR DOMINI SVI E FILIVM SVVM" on surface of dish -

Dimensions

Diameter: 40 cm

Descriptive line

Tin-glazed earthenware dish (maiolica), painted in cobalt-blue and yellow lustre with a portrait of lady. Deruta, about 1520.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X

Materials

Earthenware; Tin glaze

Techniques

Glazing

Categories

Ceramics

Collection code

CER

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Qr_O70631
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