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Potter: Unknown (Possibly)
Maiolica ewer, painted in greyish-blue with rabbits, foliage and birds around a bearded mask under the spout.
Earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in greyish-blue.Helmet-shaped, with bat's wing fluted rim and sides, a bearded mask under the spout, and dolphin handle, standing on a stepped circular foot.
On each side of the mask are two rabbits and foliage, and on each side of the handle, two rabbits and a bird among foliage enclosed by striped oval frames. Above are two horizontal bands, and below, two narrow and one wide. The foot and stem are decorated with concentric circles of different widths. The back of the handle is blue overall.
History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, part of lot 80; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest
Height: 21.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century#
Circa
1630
CE
-
1700
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( greyish-blue)
Foot
Diameter 8.9 cm
Handle To Spout
Width 22.1 cm
Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in greyish-blue.
Accession number: C.254-1991
Primary reference Number: 73688
Packing number: EURCER 342
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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