Dish
1535-45 (made)
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Large dish of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, with portrait of a lady with plaited hair and an inscription on scroll: VM BELLO MORIRE TVTTA LA VITA ONORA
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Dish depicting portrait of a lady with plaited hair, 'VM BELLO MORIRE TVTTA LA VITA ONORA' on scroll, made in Deruta, Italy, 1535-45 |
| Physical description | Large dish of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, with portrait of a lady with plaited hair and an inscription on scroll: VM BELLO MORIRE TVTTA LA VITA ONORA |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'VM BELLO MORIRE TVTTA LA VITA ONORA' Note Italian. Painted in Roman script on a scroll behind the female figure. Translation A fair death makes honourable a whole life |
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| Object history | Purchase price note: Bought for £17 17s 4d. |
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| Other number | 749 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 84-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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