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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery
Late Medieval maiolica two-handled bowl, painted in manganese and green with, in the middle, a loop knot with fleur-de-lis, and surrounded by, on the sides, cross-hatching, criss-crosses, bands and chains.
Buff earthenware. The interior tin-glazed pale grey, the exterior lead-glazed yellowish-brown; base unglazed. Painted in manganese and copper-green.
Approximately Shape 35, but with straighter sides. Circular with sloping sides, curving inwards at the rim, disk base and two strap handles, each with a thumb print at the top.
In the middle, within two concentric manganese circles, there is a loop knot with four green fleurs-de-lis and four short strokes over it, surrounded by cross-hatching; on the sides, criss-crosses between green bands, and a green chain between pairs of manganese bands.
History note: Perhaps Signor Avvocato Marcioni or Cavaliere Capitano Lucatelli; perhaps 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 80 (sold to Franks). Purchased from Kerin, London, on 9 December 1933 by 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: 5.1 cm
Width: 27.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
Medieval
Circa
1300
CE
-
1400
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( manganese and copper-green)
Exterior
composed of
lead-glaze
Interior
composed of
tin-glaze
Base
Diameter 12.5 cm
Body
Accession number: C.85-1991
Primary reference Number: 47808
Packing number: EURCER 919
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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