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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery
Late Medieval maiolica two-handled cup, painted in manganese and green with, on the inside, a Cross and Instruments of the Passion.
Earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-beige on both sides; base unglazed. Painted in manganese and copper-green.
Shape 21. Circular with carinated sides, narrow foot and two loop handles of oval section.
Inside, within two manganese circles, there is a green Cross with manganese Instruments of the Passion; on the outside, oblique manganese strokes with a green and a manganese band below and a manganese above. On the right handle there is a green spot.
History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, probably part of lot 107; 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: 4.9 cm
Width: 14.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
13th Century
14th Century
Medieval
Circa
1250
CE
-
1350
CE
Christian symbols, principally the Cross, Instruments of the Passion and Agnus Dei occur frequently on two-handled cups and bowls found in Orvieto. Their use was probably encouraged by the Pope's and Curia's prolonged periods of residence in the city during the late 13th century, as well as by the existence of numerous religious houses and confraternities in Umbria.
Label text from the exhibition ‘Madonnas and Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy’, on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 7 March until 4 June 2017: Conduct books insisted that the family meal should be a sober, devout occasion. Everyday crockery with sacred motifs, such as the instruments of the Passion of Christ, or the cross bearing the nails that pierced Christ’s body, reminded diners of the central beliefs of their faith, while scenes from the lives of the saints, such as the image of St Francis with a rosary on the one-handled cup, offered models of Christian piety, obedience and restraint.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( manganese and copper-green)
Foot
Diameter 4.4 cm
Body
except base
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Accession number: C.99-1991
Primary reference Number: 47824
Packing number: EURCER 459
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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