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Plate: C.142-1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

Dark buff earthenware, tin-glazed creamy-white overall. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, and greyish-black.
Shape 67 but shallower.
A central blue and yellow `bull's eye' is surrounded by seven radiating spiralling orange lines with groups of three green strokes and greyish-black striations in the spaces. The rim is encircled by an orange and a yellow band.

Notes

History note: Unknown

Legal notes

F. Leverton Harris Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 15.6 cm
Height: 3.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Montelupo ⪼ Tuscany ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, F. Leverton, The Right Hon.

Dating

16th Century, Early#
Renaissance
Circa 1500 CE - 1525 CE

Note

Montelupo or Lazio

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, orange, and greyish-black)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Dark buff earthenware, tin-glazed creamy-white overall. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, and greyish-black.

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: square

  • Text: 57
  • Location: On the front
  • Method of creation: Printed in black
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.142-1927
Primary reference Number: 48144
Stable URI

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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