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Tile: EC.5-1940

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Buff earthenware decorated in arista technique with blue, green and ochre glazes against a white tin-glazed ground. The head of a man with short hair wearing a hat, facing to the right.

Notes

History note: Unknown before G.D.Hornblower, OBE (1864-1951)

Legal notes

Given by G.D. Hornblower, OBE

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2 cm
Height: 7 cm
Width: 6.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1940-07-05) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE

Dating

16th Century, Early
Circa 1500 CE - 1520 CE

Note

Probably made in Seville or Toledo

School or Style

Renaissance

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze ( blue, green and ochre)

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Stamping (marking) : Earthenware, stamped and decorated with blue, green and ochre glazes against a white ground
Arista

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.5-1940
Primary reference Number: 15891

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 February 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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