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Production:
Unknown
(Possibly)
Production:
Unidentified Orvieto pottery
(Probably)
Renaissance maiolica jug, painted in blue, green and yellow with, on the front, a 'ladder' frame enclosinga bust of a woman.
Pale red earthenware, the interior lead-glazed yellowish-brown; the exterior, slip-coated and thinly tin-glazed off-white; base unglazed. Painted in blue, green, and yellow. Shape 43. Ovoid with flat base, short neck expanding towards the rim which is pinched at the front to form a spout, and broad strap handle. On the front, a lemon-shaped `ladder' frame encloses a bust of a woman in profile to left flanked by blue chevrons and half circles. Down each side is a vertical green squiggle.
History note: 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: 22.9 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century, first half#
Renaissance
Circa
1500
CE
-
1550
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, and yellow)
Interior
composed of
lead-glaze
Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Base
Diameter 11.1 cm
Body
Inscription present: circular white paper label with serrated edge
Inscription present: illegible
Accession number: C.168-1991
Primary reference Number: 72446
Packing number: EURCER 320
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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