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ca. 1480-1490 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, painted in blue, deep orange, copper green and manganese purple. In the middle, within a border of bead ornament, two interlaced squares enclosing a rosette, the rim covered with a pattern of graduated radial peacock-feather ornament with cones in the intervals of the outermost row. On the under side, closely set concentric circles in blue interrupted at intervals by broader rings in orange.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware. painted
Brief description
Plate, probably made in Faenza, about 1480-1490, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Plate, painted in blue, deep orange, copper green and manganese purple. In the middle, within a border of bead ornament, two interlaced squares enclosing a rosette, the rim covered with a pattern of graduated radial peacock-feather ornament with cones in the intervals of the outermost row. On the under side, closely set concentric circles in blue interrupted at intervals by broader rings in orange.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.5cm
Gallery label
Plate Made in Probably Faenza, Italy about 1480-1490 Tin-glazed earthenware C.2069-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
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
111 - Rackham (1940)
Collection
Accession number
C.2069-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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