Basin
ca. 1515 (made)
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Basin of tin-glazed earthenware. With a high foot. The lower part is gadrooned and ornamented within and without with rows of raised bosses coloured brown and yellow, and with blue flowers. On the bottom of the inside in the centre is a raised escutcheon with a female head and the name 'CAMILA' painted on a scroll to left of the female bust, and the panel is surrounded by the initials 'S.P.Q.R', one letter in each of the four brown bosses.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Basin of tin-glazed earthenware, Cafaggiolo, ca. 1515 |
| Physical description | Basin of tin-glazed earthenware. With a high foot. The lower part is gadrooned and ornamented within and without with rows of raised bosses coloured brown and yellow, and with blue flowers. On the bottom of the inside in the centre is a raised escutcheon with a female head and the name 'CAMILA' painted on a scroll to left of the female bust, and the panel is surrounded by the initials 'S.P.Q.R', one letter in each of the four brown bosses. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CAMILA' (Painted on scroll to left of bust) |
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| Object history | Purchase price note: Bought for £16 16s. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 326 - Rackham (1977) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 837-1870 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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