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Maker: Unknown (Probably)
Maiolica pharmacy jar, painted in polychrome with a dromedary.
Earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-white on the interior and exterior; base unglazed. The glaze is thinly applied on the interior particularly near the rim. Painted in greyish-blue, dark green, pale green, yellow, orange, brown, and manganese. Wide-mouthed, slightly waisted albarello.
On the front there is a vertical panel containing a dromedary standing in profile to left beside a tree. On each side there is a yellow line between narrower brown and similar lines run round the jar above and below. The yellow band at the bottom is inscribed `Camello' in brown. The back is inscribed in manganese, `P.B.' underlined over `1760' underlined.
History note: Purchased by the donor's father in Oxford about 1908.
Given by J. Tillotson
Height: 25.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1969-03-13) by Tillotson, John
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1760
: dated
Probably Vietri, see Documentation, Donatone (1991). Previously attributed to Castelli or Naples.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( in greyish-blue, dark green, pale green, yellow, orange, brown, and manganese)
Base
Diameter 10.2 cm
Rim
Diameter 11.2 cm
Widest Part
Diameter 11.2 cm
Throwing
: Earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed greyish-white on the interior and exterior; base unglazed. The glaze is thinly applied on the interior particularly near the rim. Painted in greyish-blue, dark green, pale green, yellow, orange, brown, and manganese.
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.1-1969
Primary reference Number: 71523
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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