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Maker:
Unidentified Orvieto pottery
(Probably)
Maker:
Unidentified Tuscan pottery
(Possibly)
Late Medieval maiolica two-handled bowl, painted in manganese and blue with, on the inside a double-armed cross and cross-hatching.
Pale buff earthenware. The exterior and base are lead-glazed pale brown; the interior is tin-glazed pale grey. Painted in manganese and blue.
Shape 39. Circular with flat base, sloping sides, narrow flat rim and two wide strap handles with a thumb print at the top.
Inside, within two manganese concentric circles, there is a double-armed cross with cross-hatching and three scalloped lines between the arms; on the sides, blue criss-crosses and a manganese band.
History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, 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: 9.7 cm
Width: 34.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
15th Century#
Medieval
Circa
1350
CE
-
1425
CE
Decoration in cobalt blue and manganese (maiolica arcaica blu) on tin-glazed earthenware was introduced in central Italy during the second half of the fourteenth century. One of the earliest examples is a jug found in the vault of the loggia of the Town Hall at Montalcino (Tuscany) thought to have been built during the second quarter of the century. The earliest documentary evidence for blue decoration in Florence cited by Cora (1973) was in 1360.
The form of this bowl is comparable to examples decorated in green and manganese from Umbria, such as one given to the British Museum by H.S. Reitlinger
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( manganese and blue)
Exterior, Base
composed of
lead-glaze
Interior
composed of
tin-glaze
Base
Diameter 18.8 cm
Body
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Inscription present: brown tie-on
Accession number: C.137-1991
Primary reference Number: 48040
Packing number: EURCER 457
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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