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Maker: Unknown (Uncertain)
Renaissance maiolica one-handled cup, painted in polychrome with a central spot, concentric circles and radiating panels.
Pinkish-buff earthenware, covered overall with creamy-white slip and painted in blue, green, yellow, and orange, under translucent lead glaze. Circular with curved sides and one horizontal loop handle. A central green spot is surrounded by concentric circles: wide green, three narrow orange and wide yellow. The sides are decorated with radiating panels containing alternately green and orange stripes. Below the yellow rim are two orange bands. The top of the handle is touched with green and yellow. Outside, there are six slanting green strokes.
History note: Probably 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; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 3.9 cm
Width: 14.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century
Renaissance
Circa
1500
CE
-
1600
CE
Northern Lazio or Umbria
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, and orange)
Throwing
: Pinkish-buff earthenware, covered overall with creamy-white slip and painted in blue, green, yellow, and orange, under translucent lead glaze.
Slip-coated
Painting underglaze
Inscription present: circular with serrated edge
Accession number: C.161-1991
Primary reference Number: 72308
Packing number: EURCER 436
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cup" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72308 Accessed: 2024-11-05 05:26:55
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