Shallow footed dish
Dish enamelled in blue, green, white and red with gilding on copper; the reverse enamelled in blue, purple inside foot, gilded with scattered small flowers; Dish enamelled in blue, green, white and red with gilding on copper; the reverse enamelled in blue, purple inside foot, gilded with scattered small flowers (reverse)
Dish enamelled in blue, green, white and red with gilding on copper; the reverse enamelled in blue, purple inside foot, gilded with scattered small flowers (reverse)

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Maker

Italy (Venice) 16th century (enameler)
1500-1599

Title

Shallow footed dish
Dish enamelled in blue, green, white and red with gilding on copper; the reverse enamelled in blue, purple inside foot, gilded with scattered small flowers; Dish enamelled in blue, green, white and red with gilding on copper; the reverse enamelled in blue, purple inside foot, gilded with scattered small flowers (reverse)
Dish enamelled in blue, green, white and red with gilding on copper; the reverse enamelled in blue, purple inside foot, gilded with scattered small flowers (reverse)

Date of Production

1475–1550

Medium

Enameled metal (possibly copper?)

Dimensions

Diameter: 29.5 cm
Height: 1.7 cm (circa)

Object Number

O.1966.GP.243

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

This is part of a large family of enamelware primarily made for domestic use. These wares are always decorated in blue, green and white, with details picked out in shimmering gold leaf. These were long assumed to be Venetian, related to the city’s famed glassmaking. However, new research suggests they might be Florentine, perhaps created by a goldsmith for the lower end of the luxury market.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

The Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1967

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