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

Tile

1498 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This tile was probably used on the out-side corner of a building, as an heraldic device, to display the arms of the owner. They are likely to have come from a house in Rimini, as the arms are those of the Cinquedente family of Rimini, and the initials are probably those of Simone di Roberto Cinquedente.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in colours
Brief description
Tile of tin-glazed earthenware, probably made in Rimini, dated 1498.
Physical description
Tile of light red earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in colours with the arms of Cinquedente and the initials of Simone di Roberto.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.5cm
  • Side width: 14.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'S.R.' (Painted on the shield, the initials of Simone di Roberto)
  • '1498. / CHI ME VOLTARA G. . DE TEXORO ATROV .. ' (Painted on the back)
    Translation
    He who turns me over will find great treasure
Object history
Bought from the Castellani Collection
Castellani Sale, Rome, 1884, Lot. 57
Subject depicted
Summary
This tile was probably used on the out-side corner of a building, as an heraldic device, to display the arms of the owner. They are likely to have come from a house in Rimini, as the arms are those of the Cinquedente family of Rimini, and the initials are probably those of Simone di Roberto Cinquedente.
Other number
141 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
657-1884

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Record createdSeptember 29, 1998
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