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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

ca. 1540 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate depicting a bust of a woman with the name PROSERPHINA.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22cm
Gallery label
Plate depicting bust of a lady with the name PROSERPHINA Made in Castel Durante or Urbino, Italy about 1540 Tin-glazed earthenware C.2217-1910 Salting Bequest(16/07/2008)
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.
Bibliographic references
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian maiolica. London : H.M.S.O., 1977.
  • Chompret, J. Repertoire de la Majolique Italienne. 1949 (reprint Milan, 1986).
  • Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
587 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
C.2217-1910

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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