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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Late Medieval maiolica pharmacy jar, painted in manganese, black and green with four panels enclosing a flower.
Pale buff fabric earthenware, thrown, the interior is lead-glazed yellowish-brown, the exterior tin-glazed pale grey. Painted in manganese, black and copper-green. Cylindrical with flat base, narrow shoulder, short convex neck and everted rim.
The sides are divided into four panels by pairs of vertical lines, with alternating green and brown blobs between them. In each panel there is a central lozenge with three small leaves at the top and bottom, enclosing a flower, and, in each corner, a quarter circle containing three radiating strokes. On the neck, there are alternating vertical green and horizontal black blobs between manganese horizontal bands.
History note: Cavaliere Capitano Ferdinando Lucatelli by 1909; Sotheby's, 16-17 February 1914, Catalogue of the collections of early Italian pottery formed by Signor Avvocato Marcioni and Cavaliere Capitano Lucatelli of Orvieto, lot 78. William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, probably part of lot 108; 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: 15.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
15th Century#
Medieval
Circa
1375
CE
-
1450
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( manganese, black and copper-green)
Interior
composed of
lead-glaze
Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Rim
Diameter 10.5 cm
Base
Diameter 9.5 cm
Body
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Accession number: C.76-1991
Primary reference Number: 47745
Packing number: EURCER 935
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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