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Bowl: AAL.2-1931

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Reddish earthenware bowl. Sgraffito design cut through a white slip with green and brown stains in a clear glaze. On the inside is the bust of a woman in profile, with a border of rosettes etc. Unglazed exterior.

Notes

History note: Purchased in Padua. W.K. Foster Bequest 1892 to the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Downing Street, Cambridge

Legal notes

Lent to the Fitzwilliam Museum by the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 13.3 cm
Height: 6.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Padua ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1931) by Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge

Dating

15th Century, second half#
Circa 1450 - 1500

Components of the work

Exterior

Materials used in production

Slip
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Slip coating
Sgraffito
Incising

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.2-1931
Primary reference Number: 208725

Audit data

Created: Monday 9 May 2016 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019

Associated departments & institutions

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

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