Moulded armorial dish (one of a pair)

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Maker


1700-1725

Title

Moulded armorial dish (one of a pair)

Date of Production

1663-1678

Medium

tin-glazed earthenware

Dimensions

Diameter: 45.5 cm
Height: 6.8 cm

Object Number

O.1966.GP.111

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

The coastal town of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy was famed for its sumptuous blue and white pottery. This imitated both the decoration on Chinese porcelain and the shapes of precious silverware.

Provenance

Acquired by Thomas Gambier Parry at Christie’s, 29th May 1857, lot 94

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