Dish
ca.1400-1450 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In the 14th century lustred pottery of great quality was produced in Malaga by Islamic potters; by 1400 the centre of production had moved to the Valencian region. The potters of Valencia produced ambitious lustreware ceramics that were admired in the all of Europe and became the most widely diffused luxury pottery.
The wealthy families of Florence took particular interest and directly commissioned 'Hispano-moresque' lustreware with theirs arms.
The arms are those of the Degli Agli, an ancient and distinguished Florentine house. The interest of the family in Spanish ceramics is well documented. In 1405, Barnaba degli Agli ordered directly from Valencia 486 pieces of maiolica wares.
The wealthy families of Florence took particular interest and directly commissioned 'Hispano-moresque' lustreware with theirs arms.
The arms are those of the Degli Agli, an ancient and distinguished Florentine house. The interest of the family in Spanish ceramics is well documented. In 1405, Barnaba degli Agli ordered directly from Valencia 486 pieces of maiolica wares.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration. |
| Brief description | Dish with coat of arms of degli Agli family of Florence; made in Manises, Spain, 1425-1460, tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration |
| Physical description | Two pierced holes for suspension in rim. |
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| Gallery label | Dish
Made in Manises, Valencia, Spain 1425-1460
Tin-glazed earthenware with lustre decoration.
C.2053-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | Ray presumes these dishes were made to hold a vessel of some kind, probably a ewer. Frothingham wonders if they can be linked with the terms found in contemporary documents implying the washing of hands at table. |
| Summary | In the 14th century lustred pottery of great quality was produced in Malaga by Islamic potters; by 1400 the centre of production had moved to the Valencian region. The potters of Valencia produced ambitious lustreware ceramics that were admired in the all of Europe and became the most widely diffused luxury pottery. The wealthy families of Florence took particular interest and directly commissioned 'Hispano-moresque' lustreware with theirs arms. The arms are those of the Degli Agli, an ancient and distinguished Florentine house. The interest of the family in Spanish ceramics is well documented. In 1405, Barnaba degli Agli ordered directly from Valencia 486 pieces of maiolica wares. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ray, Anthony. Spanish Pottery 1248-1898 : with a catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, V&A Publications, 2000
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| Other number | 153 - Spanish pottery, Ray (2000) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.2053-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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