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Plate: C.176-1991

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

Renaissance maiolica plate, painted in polychrome with a bust of a bearded man in the central medallion.

Plate. Earthenware, tin-glazed lavender-blue overall; the reverse uneven and with numerous pin holes. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, green, and white.
Shape approximately 52, convex in the middle. Exceptionally heavy for its size. Circular with wide flat rim, shallow well, slightly convex in the centre, and concave base.
The central medallion contains a bust of a bearded man in profile to left, reserved in a bright yellow ground. On the sides, three blue knot motifs alternate with blue hearts between white foliated scrolls. The rim is decorated with a garland of leaves and berries, white scallops, and a blue band next to the edge. The back is painted in blue with a central cross, surrounded by three radiating squiggles alternating with three double-crossed circular motifs.

Notes

History note: William Newall; Christie's, 27 June 1922, Catalogue of the collection of objects of art chiefly of the Renaissance period . . . formed by that well-known connoisseur William Newall, Esq., deceased, late of Redheath, Croxley Green, Herts., lot 20; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

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H.S. Reitlinger Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 24.4 cm
Height: 2.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

16th Century
Renaissance
Circa 1520 CE - 1540 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in blue, yellow, orange, green and white)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed lavender-blue overall; the reverse uneven and with numerous pin holes. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, green, and white.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.176-1991
Primary reference Number: 72579
Packing number: EURCER 323

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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