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Dish

1530-1540 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Deruta (made)

Two pierces suspension holes. Broken in two and repaired.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Maiolica
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Brief description
Dish depicting St. George and the Dragon, made in Deruta, Italy, 1530-40, lustred tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Two pierces suspension holes. Broken in two and repaired.
Dimensions
  • Width: 40.5cm
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Dish depicting St. George and the Dragon
Made in Deruta, Italy 1530-40
Tin-glazed earthenware

C.2177-1910 Salting Bequest

The scene is adapted from a Florentine engraving of the 15th century.
Credit line
Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq.
Object history
Formerly in the Gavet Collection, Gavet Sale, Paris, May 1897, Lot 420.
Production
J.V.G. Mallet, 4/7/2000.
For print see Hind, p. 131, No. 11.

The scene is adapted from a Florentine engraving of the 15th century.
Subjects depicted
Dragons
St. George
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
760 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.2177-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
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