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Plate

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

Plate depicting portrait of a lady in profile.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Plate depicting portrait of a lady in profile, probably made in a small local workshop, Central Italy, about 1530, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Plate depicting portrait of a lady in profile.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.8cm
  • Height: 3.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'PILLA.BA' (Italian. Painted in Roman script on a scroll on the front of the plate.)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Plate depicting portrait of a lady in profile
Made in probably in a small local workshop, Central Italy , Italy About 1530
Inscription: PILLA.BA
Tin-glazed earthenware

104-1901
Object history
Purchase price note: Bought for £4 15s 3d.
Production
Probably made in a small local workshop in Central Italy.

Rackham, 1940
Deruta, 1530-35.

J Mallet
Central Italy, about 1530. Portrait in imitation of those by Pellipario. Local workshop in central Italy, rather crude work (e.g Castelli in early period)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
750 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
104-1901

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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