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Footed Dish

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

Dish on low foot depicting Apollo and Marsyas

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Footed dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
Dish on low foot depicting Apollo and Marsyas, made in Urbino or Pesaro, about 1545, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Dish on low foot depicting Apollo and Marsyas
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 28.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Marsia et Appollo' (Painted on the back)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Dish depicting Apollo and Marsyas
Made in Urbino, ItalyPesaro about 1545
Inscription: 'Marsia et Appollo' [Marsyas and Apollo]
Tin-glazed earthenware

8964-1863 Soulages Collection
Object history
Purchase: Soulages Collection.
Production
JVG Mallet 25/10/05
Subjects depicted
Apollo
Marsyas
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
928 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
8964-1863

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O161179/footed-dish-unknown/
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