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Maker: uncertain (Possibly)
Copper, enamelled and gilt
Copper, enamelled in dark blue, dark green, turquoise, red, and white, and gilded. Circular with a broad rim, slightly upturned at the edge, a deep curved well, with a slightly convex central medallion, standing on a footring. The central medallion is decorated with a gold rosette on a dark green ground. The sides of the well are white decorated in gold with a circle of wavy rays and a scrolling foliated line enclosing palmettes with turquoise centres. The dark blue rim is decorated with gold scrolls and palmettes with turquoise or red centres. The outer edge is white with gold slanting lines over it to resemble knurling on metalwork. The centre of the back is white, decorated in gold with a star formed by eight leaves, surrounded by scattered stars. The sides and rim are dark blue scattered with gold stars, and are edged with borders of small scalloped gold swags round the footring, shoulder and outer edge
History note: Purchased from Gloria Antica, 170 Brompton Road, London, SW3.
Purchased with the Leverton Harris Fund
Diameter: 19.8 cm
Diameter: 7 3/4 in
Height: 3.9 cm
Height: 1 9/16 in
Method of acquisition: Bought (1951-08-02) by Messrs. Gloria Antica (London)
16th Century, Early#
Circa
1500
CE
-
1525
CE
The shape of the bowl is similar to maiolica tondini of the same period.
Decoration composed of gilding
dark blue, dark green, turquoise, red, and white
Enamel
presumed as not visible
Copper
Raising (metal forming process) : Copper, enamelled in dark blue, dark green, turquoise, red, and white, and gilded
Inscription present: circular paper label
Inscription present: rectangular paper label; the words GLORIA ANTICA are in larger letters than the rest of the label; the address is in the lower right corner of the label and the telephone number at top left; the rest of the text is in the middle
Accession number: M.16-1951
Primary reference Number: 156456
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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