Bowl: C.119-1991

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery

Entities

• Bowl

Categories

• Tin-glazed earthenware
• Maiolica

Description

Late Medieval maiolica bowl, painted in black and green with, on the inside, a foliated 'P'.

Bowl. Buff earthenware. Tin-glazed greyish-cream on both sides; base unglazed. Painted in black and copper-green.
Shape 30. Circular with deep sides curving inwards slightly towards the top, and narrow foot.
Inside, there is a foliated `P' and pairs of black strokes in the spaces round the rim; on the outside, a wavy green line.

Notes

History note: Signor Avvocato Arcangelo Marcioni (1859-1928) or Cavaliere Capitano Ferdinando Lucatelli, Orvieto; 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 132 (1). 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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

14th Century
15th Century, Early
Late Medieval
Circa 1350 CE - 1425 CE

Note

The style of painting is comparable to that on a bowl decorated with a bird and leaves with pairs of short strokes in the background, which was excavated from butto F of the Palazzetto Faina, Orvieto. A bowl of a different shape decorated with a large gothic 'G' with a dotted background is in the MICF.

School or Style

maiolica arcaica