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Fragment: C.118-1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Fragment of a dish centre. Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on the front and painted in blue.
Four sided with part of the footring on the underside.
A dolphin entwined about an anchor, the lower part of which is not visible, and above three strokes, probably leaves from a circle around the device. There are two holes in the footring which do not pierce it through.

Notes

History note: Purportedly purchased in Siena by F. Leverton Harris.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2.0 cm
5.3
8.2
9.5

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Place(s) associated

  • Siena ⪼ Tuscany ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, Frederick Leverton

Dating

16th Century
Renaissance
Circa 1500 CE - 1525 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue) tin-glaze
Body

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.118-1927
Primary reference Number: 48099
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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