Dish
Category
Ceramics
Date
1550
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
46 mm (Height); 277 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Urbino
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 582035
Summary
Maiolica deep dish with crenelated border and wavy moulding throughout. Painted in a typical cobalt blue, bright ochre, yellow, greens and browns, with the miracle of Christ walking on the waters and a sun rising in the background, a rocky landscape with a village in the centre, the disciples being in a boat with Peter standing in the water. There are trees on the left.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt