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Maker: Unknown
Maiolica pharmacy jar, painted in blue and manganese-purple with the name of the contents around the middle, surrounded by gadroons.
Pale buff earthenware (where visible) tin-glazed greyish-white overall. Painted in blue and manganese-purple.
Cylindrical with a convex projection above and below the main field, short neck with everted rim, and low foot.
The name of the contents, `Tro.Bo.S.opio.', is inscribed round the middle, in manganese-purple gothic lettering. Above and below are blue mock gadroons between pairs of narrow blue bands, and on the foot, three bands: manganese-purple between two blue.
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, 1950
Height: 12.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Savona or Albisola
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue and manganese-purple)
Base
Diameter 6.4 cm
Rim
Diameter 7.1 cm
Widest Part
Diameter 8.5 cm
Throwing
: Pale buff earthenware (where visible) tin-glazed greyish-white overall. Painted in blue and manganese-purple.
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Inscription present: square
Accession number: C.257-1991
Primary reference Number: 73733
Packing number: EURCER 126
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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