Plate
ca. 1540 (made)
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Plate depicting a bust of a woman with the name PROSERPHINA.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Dish on low foot depicting a bust of a woman with the name PROSERPHINA, made in Castel Durante or Urbino, about 1540, tin-glazed earthenware |
| Physical description | Plate depicting a bust of a woman with the name PROSERPHINA. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
| Object history | D'Yvon Collection. |
| Production | J Mallet, 13/05/2003 The foot has been removed. Inscribed PROSEPHINA (PROSE has been scratched onto the blue). Interesting choice of two colours for the background. Chompret, 1986 (1949), p.19, vol.2 similar "belle donne" pieces illustrated. Castel durante production discussed p. 25-36, vol.1. |
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| Other number | 587 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | C.2217-1910 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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