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Maker: Unknown (Probably)
Maiolica dish, painted in polychrome with tulip in the centre, surrounded by interlacing trompe l'oeil ribbon and lace and shells.
Dish. Earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, and brown.
Oval with narrow sloping rim and shallow well, the edge moulded with four shells separated by cusps and scrolls.
In the centre there is a yellow and orange tulip and leaves, surrounded by interlacing trompe l'oeil blue and yellow ribbon and blue lace. The shells are polychrome and there is a blue line running round the edge and yellow scrolls flanking the shells.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Height: 3.1 cm
Length: 30.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century
Circa
1750
CE
-
1775
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in blue, yellow, orange, and brown)
Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, and brown.
Inscription present: rectangular with a red line at the top
Accession number: C.272-1991
Primary reference Number: 73971
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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