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Fragment: C.121-1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Fragment from the front of a jug. Pale buff earthenware, tin-glazed on the exterior and very thinly tin-glazed on the interior. Painted in dark blue, yellow and manganese.
Irregularly shaped and convex.
Part of the dexter side of the arms azure, a fess argent between three crescents argent, two in chief and one in base and part of a border of blue rays and yellow stepped triangles, enclosed by a blue `ladder' frame with a manganese half-palmette on the outside.

Notes

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

Legal notes

F. Leverton Harris Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 3.0 cm
Height: 8.0 cm
Width: 10.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Siena ⪼ Tuscany ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

15th Century#
Renaissance
Circa 1480 CE - 1500 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark blue, yellow and manganese)
Body

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.121-1927
Primary reference Number: 48101
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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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