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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Late Medieval maiolica jug, painted in manganese with a badge at the front.
Buff earthenware. The interior and lower part are lead-glazed pale yellowish-brown; the rest is tin-glazed pinkish-grey. Painted in dark manganese.
Shape 20. Ovoid with disk base, cylindrical neck, carinated rim, pinched spout and loop handle of D section.
The front is decorated with a badge.
History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, part of lot 105; 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: 22.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
15th Century#
Medieval
Circa
1350
CE
-
Circa
1450
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( dark manganese)
Interior, Lower Part
composed of
lead-glaze
Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Base
Diameter 10.2 cm
Body
Diameter 13.6 cm
Handle To Front
Diameter 15.3 cm
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Inscription present: brown tie-on label
Accession number: C.55-1991
Primary reference Number: 47513
Packing number: EURCER 888
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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