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Fragment: C.125-1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on the front, the back apparently glazed over cream slip. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, and a little reddish-brown.
Four-sided fragment, curving upwards on one side.
Decorated with blue knots on a yellow ground, a stylised blue and a faint brownish-red plant between blue bands, and a little of a border with an orange ground.

Notes

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

Legal notes

F. Leverton Harris Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.6 cm
Length: 6.9 cm
Width: 4.7 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, yellow, orange, and a little reddish-brown)
Front composed of tin-glaze
Body

Materials used in production

Earthenware

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.125-1927
Primary reference Number: 48105
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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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