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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Late Medieval maiolica jug, painted in black and green with a shield on each side.
Cream earthenware; the interior, lower part and base lead-glazed yellowish-brown; the rest tin-glazed off-white. Painted in black and copper-green.
Shape 7. Ovoid with flat base, short cylindrical neck, applied folded spout and broad strap handle.
On each side within a green outline, is a shield charged with a bend sable between two annulets (?) of the same.
History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware.part of lot 104; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 17.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
13th Century
14th Century
Medieval
Circa
1250
CE
-
1350
CE
Two fragments, decorated with the top and bottom of a shield bearing similar rings, have been recovered from a 'butto' (rubbish pit) of the Palazzo del Popolo, Orvieto.
Interior, Base
composed of
lead-glaze
( and part exterior)
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( black and copper-green)
Part Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Body
Diameter 12.0 cm
Base
Diameter 7.3 cm
Handle To Spout
Width 16.3 cm
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Inscription present: rectangular brown tie-on
Accession number: C.30-1991
Primary reference Number: 47370
Packing number: EURCER 466
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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