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Production: Unknown (Probably)
Lower part of jug. Earthenware. Tin-glazed off-white inside and outside. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange and black.
Globular body with curved cylindrical neck, disk base, concave underneath, and the lower handle terminal; the upper part of the neck, rim, lip, and handle missing.
On the front is a circular medallion framed by a wide yellow band between two narrow orange bands, and another narrow orange band. At the top there are two tiny circles and two outward curling strokes. Within the medallion is a roughly painted winged grotesque. Round the lower edge at the front only, there are two narrow orange bands and a wide yellow band. The handle terminal has three blue horizontal strokes and a dot.
History note: Probably acquired by F. Leverton Harris in Siena.
Height: 14.0 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, Frederick Leverton
16th Century, Late
17th Century#
Circa
1590
CE
-
1700
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, orange and black) tin-glaze
Accession number: C.884-1927
Primary reference Number: 48310
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: E.36.1903
Accession Number: E.P.287
Accession Number: E.9.1909
Accession Number: Loan Ant.103.97
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