Footed Dish
ca. 1530 (made)
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The decoration in relief is coloured with yellow lustre and bordered by shading in blue. The subject of the Resurrection occupies a slightly convex medallion in the middle, our Lord rises with a banner on a cross in his left hand from an oblong tomb around which three soldiers recline in sleep. The medallion is surrounded by boys supporting a trophy of arms, demi-figures and foliated dolphins symmetrically arranged in pairs. The back and foot are painted in lustre with concentric circles in pairs.
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Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
Brief description | Tazza depicting the Resurrection, made in Deruta, about 1530, tin-glazed earthenware |
Physical description | The decoration in relief is coloured with yellow lustre and bordered by shading in blue. The subject of the Resurrection occupies a slightly convex medallion in the middle, our Lord rises with a banner on a cross in his left hand from an oblong tomb around which three soldiers recline in sleep. The medallion is surrounded by boys supporting a trophy of arms, demi-figures and foliated dolphins symmetrically arranged in pairs. The back and foot are painted in lustre with concentric circles in pairs. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
Production | J Mallet, 25.07.2000 Broken, old restorations. Concentric circles in lustre on the back. |
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Other number | 771 - Rackham (1977) |
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Accession number | C.2164-1910 |
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Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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