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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Jug

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

Jug with strap handle, of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue and yellow with arms of the Manfredi, Lord of Faenza.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Jug with strap handle, decorated with arms of the Manfredi, Lords of Faenza, tin-glazed earthenware, made in Faenza, Italy, about 1480
Physical description
Jug with strap handle, of tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue and yellow with arms of the Manfredi, Lord of Faenza.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Diameter: 12.5cm
Gallery label
Jug depicting Arms of the Manfredi Made in probably Faenza, Italy About 1480 Tin-glazed earthenware C.5-1922 Henry Wallis Collection(16/07/2008)
Object history
Purchase: Henry Wallis Collection.

Purchase price note: Bought with C.6&7-1922 for £125.
Historical context
Around this time, a white glaze of great purity was achieved by Italian potters.
Production
J Mallet
Dug up at Faenza
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
122 - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
C.5-1922

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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