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On display
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Dish

1513-34 (made)
Place of origin
Venice (made)

Dish, glass, enamelled and gilt, with the arms of a Medici pope, Italy (Venice), 1513-34

Object details

Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
mould-blown, enamelled and gilt
Glass
Brief description
Dish, glass, enamelled and gilt, with the arms of a Medici pope, Italy (Venice), 1513-34
Dimensions
  • Greatest width width: 27.0cm
conversion size only
Style
ITALY
Gallery label
This dish is decorated with the arms of the Medici family. The shield is ensigned by the Papal tiara and cross keys. The dish was probably intended for one of the following: Leo X (1513-1521), Clement VII (1521-1534), or, Pius IV (1559-1565).
Credit line
Wilfred Buckley Collection
Bibliographic reference
Baumgartner, E., Reflets de Venise, Gläser des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts in Schweizer Sammlungen, Exh.cat. Vitromusée, Romont, 2015, cat. 6, pp. 46-48
Other number
8369 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.171-1936

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2972/dish/
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