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Dish

Artist/Maker

Dish of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. Slightly concave, with a groove at the edge and foot-ring below. Painted with The Death of Tarpeia after engraving by Agostino Veneziano (Tarpeia, on the ground, attacked by three soldiers holding up their shields, before a background of arcading); border of putti and scrollwork in colours including red, apparently imitation of Caffaggiolo.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours
Brief description
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Physical description
Dish of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. Slightly concave, with a groove at the edge and foot-ring below. Painted with The Death of Tarpeia after engraving by Agostino Veneziano (Tarpeia, on the ground, attacked by three soldiers holding up their shields, before a background of arcading); border of putti and scrollwork in colours including red, apparently imitation of Caffaggiolo.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 37cm (Note: conversion from inches)
Credit line
Purchased through the Murray Bequest Fund
Object history
Bought for £ 140.- from M. Keezer & Zoon, Amsterdam, as Netherlandish
Collection
Accession number
C.80-1937

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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