Dish with central figure
CultureItalian
OriginVenice, The Veneto, Italy
PeriodItalian Renaissance
Date1550-1600
MediumEarthenware, white slip, lead glaze, blue oxide, green oxide, ochre oxide, press moulded, and thrown (maiolica).
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (7.3 x 44.5 cm)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Venetian 'Sgraffiato' dish decorated in the centre with a figure, probably representing Christ as a young man. There are sprays of stylized flowers and he is standing on a wavy band. The rim has a border of 'stiff' leaves, all incised on a cream-coloured ground and picked out in blue, green and ochre.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.410
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Italian Earthenware - MaiolicaCollections
Status
Not on view
