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Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
Late Medieval maiolica plate, painted in manganese and green with, in the well, a coiling stalk with pointed leaves.
Earthenware, the front tin-glazed pale grey, the reverse lead-glazed greenish-yellow. Some of the lead-glaze has run over onto the right side of the rim. Painted in dark manganese and green.
Shape 37, with wider and flatter rim.
In the well, there is a coiling stalk with pointed leaves and small leaves in the spaces; on the rim, radiating strokes in groups of alternate colours.
History note: Purchased from Kerin, London, on 9 December 1933 by H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Diameter: 17.0 cm
Height: 3.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
15th Century, Early#
Circa
1350
CE
-
1425
CE
Reverse
composed of
lead-glaze
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Base
Diameter 6.0 cm
Decoration
Inscription present: circular with serrated edge
Accession number: C.132-1991
Primary reference Number: 71813
Packing number: EURCER 943
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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