Plaque
1500-1600 (made)
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Wrought iron plaque with a view of the city of Urbino damascened with gold and silver on a blued ground.
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Materials and techniques | Wrought iron, blued, damascened with gold and silver |
Brief description | Plaque showing the city of Urbino, wrought iron damascened with gold and silver on a blued ground, made in Italy, 16th century |
Physical description | Wrought iron plaque with a view of the city of Urbino damascened with gold and silver on a blued ground. |
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Object history | The plaque was probably mounted originally on a piece of furniture, possibly a cabinet, made for one of the Dukes of Urbino. The Museum purchased this plaque in 1859 (together with plaque 4707-1859) from the collections of the museum in the Collegio Romano (established in the seventeenth century by the Jesuit Athanasius Kircher at the Jesuit college in Rome). The description of the scenes on the two plaques were confused, and since its arrival in the V&A collections, it has been incorrectly described as a 'view of the city of Pesaro'. We are grateful to Dr Sylvio Leydi for pointing out the confusion. |
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Accession number | 4708-1859 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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