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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery
Late Medieval maiolica two-handled bowl, painted in manganese and green with a trefoil-shaped plant inside.
Buff earthenware. Tin-glazed pale pinkish-grey on the inside; lead-glazed yellowish-brown on the rim, exterior and base. Painted in manganese and copper-green.
Shape 31. Circular with curved sides, narrow disk base and two strap handles.
Inside, within two concentric manganese circles, there is a green trefoil-shaped plant flanked by crosses and curved strokes; below the rim, a narrow manganese band.
History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, probably 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: 7.4 cm
Width: 21.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
15th Century, Early#
Late Medieval
Circa
1300
CE
-
1425
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( manganese and copper-green)
Exterior
composed of
lead-glaze
Interior
composed of
tin-glaze
Base
Diameter 7.8 cm
Body
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Accession number: C.89-1991
Primary reference Number: 47812
Packing number: EURCER 912
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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