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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

ca. 1545 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish on low foot, depicting Perseus and Andromeda.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Dish on low foot, depicting Perseus and Andromeda, made in Urbino, about 1545, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Dish on low foot, depicting Perseus and Andromeda.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 27cm
Marks and inscriptions
'persio e adromada' (Latin. Painted on the back)
Translation
Perseus and Andromeda
Gallery label
Dish depicting Perseus and Andromeda Made in Urbino about 1545 Inscription:'persio e adromada' Tin-glazed earthenware 8894-1863 Soulages Collection(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchase: Soulages Collection.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian maiolica. London : H.M.S.O., 1977.
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
734 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
8894-1863

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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