Plate
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1500 - circa 1510
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
40 mm (Height); 249 mm (Diameter)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245522
Summary
Maiolica plate, with a bust of a woman in profile in the centre, the border with a scale pattern in dark blue laurels round the rim. The reverse with a petal pattern in ochre and blue. Mark, the letter 'M' crossed with a paraph. Deruta; about 1500-1510.
Provenance
The bequest of Margaret (Anderson) McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald - later Dame Margaret - Henry Fulke Greville, DBE (1863-1942) from probate records linked with the donation of the property to the National Trust in 1943. This item found on the record for Polesden Lacey Majolica stored in the basement, page 96.
Marks and inscriptions
On base: the letter 'M' crossed with a paraph
