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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Late Medieval maiolica centre of a bowl, painted in black and green with, in the middle a deer.
Pale red earthenware, tin-glazed pale grey overall. Painted in black and copper-green.
Circular with concave sides, the edge of a narrow flat rim, and narrow base.
In the middle, within part of two black concentric circles, a deer walks towards a plant on the right.
History note: Purportedly excavated at Orvieto. Purchased from Kerin, London, on 9 December 1933 by 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
Diameter: 16.6 cm
Height: 4.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
15th Century#
Medieval
Circa
1350
CE
-
1425
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( black and copper-green)
Base
Diameter 7.3 cm
Body
Inscription present: circular with serrated edge
Accession number: C.136-1991
Primary reference Number: 48023
Packing number: EURCER 450
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) "Dish" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/48023 Accessed: 2024-04-19 02:00:04
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