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Maker: Terchi, Bartholomeo (Attributed to)
Maiolica dish, painted in blue, green, yellow, and brown with a pastoral scene.
Earthenware. Tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, sage-green, yellow, and manganese-brown.
Shape 65. Circular with narrow sloping rim and shallow well.
A pastoral scene. On the right, a shepherd holding a rod stands in front of a tree beside a stream at which his flock are drinking. On the left, a peasant woman sits watching accompanied by a boy. In the background there is a forest and a distant town with a cloudy sky above. A yellow band encircles the rim.
History note: Probably William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, part of lot 98; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950.
Diameter: 31.4 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century
Circa
1730
CE
-
1740
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, sage-green, yellow, and manganese-brown)
Tin-glazing : Earthenware. Tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, sage-green, yellow, and manganese-brown.
Accession number: C.197-1991
Primary reference Number: 48320
Packing number: EURCER 314
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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