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Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Part of a dish or bowl painted with the profile bust of a lady and formal sprigs.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Part of a dish or bowl, made in Deruta, Italy, tin-glazed earthenware
Physical description
Part of a dish or bowl painted with the profile bust of a lady and formal sprigs.
Dimensions
  • Width: 5.5cm
Gallery label
Fragment Made in Deruta, Italy Tin-glazed earthenware C.634-1917 Henry Wallis Collection Said to have been found at Deruta(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by Harold Wallis, Esq.
Object history
Henry Wallis Collection. Said to have been found at Deruta. Although there are no traces of lustre on this fragment, it must have been intended for lustring. It could be a waster, discarded after the second firing.
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
453A - Rackham (1977)
Collection
Accession number
C.634-1917

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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