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Dish
This maiolica dish was made in 1872 at the Castellani Workshop in Rome in Italy.
The dish is painted in polychrome with a griffin bearing a shield, surrounded by scrolling foliage and lines, floral terminals and feather-shaped motifs. The Griffin bears a shield monogrammed 'TC' (for Torquato Castellani) and the underside of the dish is inscribed 'Rome' and '1872'.
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000-190-004-466-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland A.1874.2.3 |
Date: |
1872
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Material: |
Earthenware. Inscription: TC; Rome; 1872
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Dimensions: |
60 mm H x 381 mm D
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Subject: |
Ceramics : earthenware : Italy : Miscellaneous
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Who: |
Torquato Castellani Workshop, Rome (Maker)
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Where: |
Italy, Rome
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Description: |
Maiolica dish painted in polychrome with a griffin bearing a shield, surrounded by scrolling foliage and lines, floral terminals and feather-shaped motifs: Italian, Rome, Castellani Workshop, 1872
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References: |
- Curnow, Celia, Italian Maiolica in the National Museums of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1992
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