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Dish: C.183-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware dish painted in polychrome with a wolf or hound in the middle, surrounded by swags, concentric circles, lozenges and bows.

Earthenware, tin-glazed on the front, probably over slip; the reverse slipped cream and glazed pale beige. There are three spur marks on the front. Painted in blue, green, dark yellow, and a little red.
Shape 67. Circular with shalloe sloping sides which have warped badly in firing, standing on a narrow disk base.
In the middle, a wolf or hound runs to the left, framed by concentric circles: two narrow blue, a wide yellow and a wider blue. Beyond, there are blue arrows, red and green parti-coloured leaves linked by blue swags, and a series of narrow blue, yellow and blue concentric circles. The outer border is of yellow lozenges within blue ovals separated by bows. Next to the edge are narrow blue and wide yellow bands.

Notes

History note: The provenance of this dish is not firmly established. It may be the `Siena type plate w. wolf in centre' purchased by Reitlinger from Cecil Leitch & Kerin on 7 October 1932. H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 34.7 cm
Height: 6.9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Montelupo ⪼ Tuscany ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

16th Century
Renaissance
Circa 1500 CE - 1525 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, dark yellow, and a little red)

Materials used in production

Slip
Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Earthenware, tin-glazed on the front, probably over slip; the reverse slipped cream and glazed pale beige. There are three spur marks on the front. Painted in blue, green, dark yellow, and a little red.
Slip-coated
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.183-1991
Primary reference Number: 48433
Packing number: EURCER 96
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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