Dish with the incredulity of Saint Thomas
Lustred dish with the Incredulity of Saint Thomas

Maker

(ceramicist)
1500-1520 (active)

Title

Dish with the incredulity of Saint Thomas
Lustred dish with the Incredulity of Saint Thomas

Date of Production

c. 1520-40

Medium

tin-glazed earthenware

Dimensions

Diameter: 42.5 cm
Depth: 9 cm

Accession Number

O.1966.GP.73

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Label Text

Lustred ceramics were a must-have luxury item of the fashionable Renaissance home. Lustre is made when a glazed and fired ceramic is painted with metal oxide pigments and fired again, at low temperature with restricted air supply. This process results in a metallic film that shimmers beautifully in candlelight. The technique of lustre originated in Iraq and Egypt and was brought to Spain by Arab potters in the 12th century. Around 1500, Italy developed its own specialist centres of lustred pottery in Deruta and Gubbio, two small towns in the central region of Umbria.

Provenance

Duke of Buckingham and Chandos; acquired by Thomas Gambier Parry at the Stowe sale, 15 August 1848, lot 77

Inscriptions

Inscription: MIT/TI/MA/N/UMTUAM/I[N]LOCO/CL/AO/RU/M

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