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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery
Late Medieval maiolica bowl, painted in manganese and green with, in the middle, a stylised plant with three heart-shaped leaves and tendrils.
Pinkish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides, one area greyish-white, the rest pale beige; base unglazed. Painted in manganese and copper-green.
Shape 29. Circular with deep sides, curving inwards slightly at the top and disk base.
In the middle, there is a stylised plant with three heart-shaped leaves and tendrils, surrounded by a wide green band edged with manganese; on the sides, a row of oblique strokes, a narrow manganese band and a wide green band; and on the outside, a wavy green band.
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 108; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Diameter: 12.4 cm
Height: 6.2 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)
Base
Diameter 5.6 cm
Body
except base
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Inscription present: circular with blue edge
Inscription present: remains of a circular label with a blue border (a Christie's lot no.).
Accession number: C.114-1991
Primary reference Number: 47839
Packing number: EURCER 446
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/47839 Accessed: 2024-11-05 19:48:37
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 19:48:37|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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