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Fragment: C.122-1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

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Categories

Description

Two joined three- and four-sided fragments of a plate rim. Pale buff earthenware, tin-glazed pale cream on both sides. Painted in blue and lemon yellow.
Round the edge there is a border comprising a wide blue band, two undulating blue bands, a narrow blue band and a wide yellow band.

Notes

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

Legal notes

F. Leverton Harris Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.0 cm
Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 6.8 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 - 1525 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue and lemon yellow)
Body

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.122-1927
Primary reference Number: 48102
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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