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Fragment: C.120-1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

  • Fragment
  • fragment of the well and rim of a plate

Categories

Description

Fragment of the well and rim of a plate. Cream earthenware, tin-glazed creamy-white on both sides and painted in blue.
Irregular three sided fragment.
Part of a dolphin entwined about an anchor and part of a continuous circular stem with pairs of leaves.

Notes

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

Measurements and weight

Length: 11.1 cm
Width: 9.1 cm

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 - 1515 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.120-1927
Primary reference Number: 48100
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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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