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Jug: C.98-1927

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Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

  • Jug
  • lower part of a jug

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Description

Pale red earthenware, probably slip-coated and tin-glazed on the exterior; more thinly glazed on the interior. Painted in blue, green, yellow, and manganese.
Pear-shaped body curving outwards slightly towards the base. The neck and mouth are missing and the handle is broken off above the junction of its lower end with the body.
On the front, within an oval frame of blue and yellow lines, is a stylized plant with a fig or pomegranate flanked by curving stems bearing a three-petalled flower. On each side, between vertical blue lines, there is blue trellis diaper with manganese spots in the spaces. The handle is flanked by vertical manganese lines, and there is a horizontal manganese band above the base. At the bottom of the handle there is a rough horizontal green line, a manganese line and, below, a manganese `.M.'.

Notes

History note: Perhaps Siena.

Legal notes

F. Leverton Harris Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 23.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927) by Harris, F. Leverton, The Right Hon.

Dating

15th Century#
16th Century
Renaissance
Circa 1480 CE - 1520 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow and manganese)
Base Diameter 10.0 cm
At Widest Width 17.7 cm

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Pale red earthenware, probably slip-coated and tin-glazed on the exterior; more thinly glazed on the interior. Painted in blue, green, yellow, and manganese.

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: .M.
  • Location: Below the handle
  • Method of creation: In purple
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.98-1927
Primary reference Number: 48390
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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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