Dish
ca. 1900 (made)
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Dish, deeply sunk centre and wide rim. The middle is painted with an armorial shield charged with a black scorpion on a yellow ground and surmounted by a helmet with a bird's head and neck for crest. The shield is supported by two nude boys and the mantling is formed of leafy scrolls. Round the edge of the rim is a band of interlacing green foliage; the remaining surface is filled in with white floral scrolls in compartments.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, hand painted in colours and further decorated in white slip |
| Brief description | Dish, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours and further decorated in white slip, made by Ulisse Cantagalli, Italy (Florence), ca. 1900 |
| Physical description | Dish, deeply sunk centre and wide rim. The middle is painted with an armorial shield charged with a black scorpion on a yellow ground and surmounted by a helmet with a bird's head and neck for crest. The shield is supported by two nude boys and the mantling is formed of leafy scrolls. Round the edge of the rim is a band of interlacing green foliage; the remaining surface is filled in with white floral scrolls in compartments. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A cockerel, painted in blue and 'Firenze Italy, printed |
| Object history | Historical significance: In 1878 Ulisse Cantagalli inherited a factory in Florence and began to trade as Manifattura Figli di Giuseppe Cantagalli. His main production was of copies of Italian maiolica, but also of other European and Middle Eastern ceramics. |
| Historical context | A reduced copy of a dish made at Urbino, dated 1544, in the V&A's collections (650-1884) |
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| Accession number | 1592-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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