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Renaissance maiolica plate, painted in polychrome with a winged putto blowing a horn, in a landscape.
Plate. Earthenware, tin-glazed cream overall. Painted in dark blue, blue, pale green, yellow, orange, and white.
Shape 51. Circular with sloping rim and shallow well, slightly convex in the centre.
A winged putto, wearing a tunic and boots, walks to the right blowing a horn. In the foreground there is grass and a path; in the distance, buildings, hills and the sea with sky above. A blue band and a wider yellow band encircle the rim.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Diameter: 20.4 cm
Height: 2.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century
Renaissance
Circa
1550
-
1575
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark blue, blue, pale green, yellow, orange, and white)
Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed cream overall. Painted in dark blue, blue, pale green, yellow, orange, and white.
Inscription present: rectangular with serrated edge and blue printed border
Inscription present: circular with serrated edge
Accession number: C.242-1991
Primary reference Number: 73495
Packing number: EURCER 321
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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