Dish
ca. 1545 (made)
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Dish, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours with Vulcan and Venus. The reverse contains an inscription ("ulcano et uenere") and yellow circles. Vulcan is seen forging arrows for Cupid whilst Venus sits on the other side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Dish, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours with Vulcan and Venus, made in Urbino, about 1560 |
| Physical description | Dish, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours with Vulcan and Venus. The reverse contains an inscription ("ulcano et uenere") and yellow circles. Vulcan is seen forging arrows for Cupid whilst Venus sits on the other side. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'vlcano et ve:nere' (Painted in blue) |
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| Object history | Formerly Bernal Collection. Purchase price note: Bought for £9 5s. |
| Production | perhaps Guido di Merlino workshop |
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| Accession number | 1787-1855 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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