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Two-handled bowl: C.86-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery

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Description

Late Medieval maiolica two-handled bowl, painted in manganese and green, with, on the inside a wavy armed cross separating four trefoil leaves.

Pale reddish-buff earthenware, the interior tin-glazed greyish-cream, the exterior lead-glazed yellowish-brown; base unglazed. Painted in manganese and copper-green.
Shape 35. Circular with deep curved sides and incurved rim, disk base and two broad strap handles with a deep thumb print at the top.
Inside, within two concentric manganese circles, is a wavy-armed cross with short green strokes over each arm, separating four trefoil leaves cross-hatched in manganese; below the rim, a green chain with a manganese band above.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Kerin, London, on 9 December 1933 by H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S.Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 26.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

14th Century
Medieval
Circa 1300 CE - 1400 CE

School or Style

maiolica arcaica

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Exterior composed of lead-glaze ( base unglazed)
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( manganese and copper-green)
Interior composed of tin-glaze
Base Diameter 9.4 cm
Body

Materials used in production

Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.86-1991
Primary reference Number: 47809
Packing number: EURCER 908

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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

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