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On short term loan out for exhibition

Tazza

1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware tazza depicting The Apotheosis of the Amours of Jupiter, after Giulio Romano. Painted in brown and ochre tones with white highlights.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted
Brief description
Tazza depicting the Apotheosis of the Amours of Jupiter, earthenware with painted decoration by Thomas Kirkby after Giulio Romano, made by Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, 1862
Physical description
Earthenware tazza depicting The Apotheosis of the Amours of Jupiter, after Giulio Romano. Painted in brown and ochre tones with white highlights.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 34cm
  • Height: 6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Apotheosis of the Amours of Jupiter from Julia [sic] Romano' (painted)
  • 'T Kirkby pinx Minton & Co' (painted in decoration)
Gallery label
Tazza depicting Apotheosis of the Amours of Jupiter Painted by Thomas Kirkby, after Giulio Romano, made by Minton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, 1862 Mark: 'Apotheosis of the Amours of Jupiter from Julia (sic) Romano', painted, 'T Kirkby pinx Minton & Co' painted in the decoration Earthenware with painted decoration 8110-1863 Exhibited at the International Exhibition, London, 1862(23/05/2008)
Object history
Exhibited at and purchased from the International Exhibition, London, 1862.
Subjects depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
8110-1863

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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