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Maker: Unknown
Renaissance maiolica dish, painted in polychrome with a vine leaf, in the middle, surrounded by five vine leaves pointing outwards and five more pointing inwards, on the rim.
Earthenware, tin-glazed pale cream overall; the reverse is tinged with green and there are three spur marks on the front. Painted in greyish-blue, green, yellow, orange, and manganese-brown.
Shape 67. Circular with curved sides and everted rim, standing on a solid base.
In the middle, there is a vine leaf surrounded by five more pointing outwards and five half leaves pointing inwards from the rim. The central leaf is encircled by tendrils bearing five buds or small bunches of grapes with blue strokes in the spaces. The back is decorated with three concentric manganese-brown bands midway across the sides.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Diameter: 31.6 cm
Height: 5.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( greyish-blue, green, yellow, orange, and manganese-brown)
Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed pale cream overall; the reverse is tinged with green and there are three spur marks on the front. Painted in greyish-blue, green, yellow, orange, and manganese-brown.
Inscription present: circular with serrated edge
Accession number: C.193-1991
Primary reference Number: 48479
Packing number: EURCER 670
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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