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Fragment: C.132-1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Perhaps)

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Description

Renaissance, maiolica fragment of an open form, painted in dark-relief blue and manganese with undulating lines.

Fragment of an open form. Pinkish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed inside and with remnants of thin tin-glaze on the exterior. Painted in dark relief-blue and manganese.
Slightly concave with two ridges on the exterior and a flat rim.
Part of a broad blue undulating line with short wriggling lines in the spaces, separated by two manganese lines from part of another undulating line.

Notes

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

Legal notes

F. Leverton Harris Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.8 cm
Length: 6.1 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 1400 CE - 1450 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark relief-blue and manganese)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Pinkish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed inside and with remnants of thin tin-glaze on the exterior. Painted in dark relief-blue and manganese.

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.132-1927
Primary reference Number: 48126
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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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