These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Maker: Unknown
Maiolica two-lugged bowl, painted in blue, green and manganese with, in the middle, St Apollonia.
Dark buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides; the unglazed base has a streak of glaze. Painted in blue, pale green, and manganese.
Circular with deep curved sides and two pierced shell-shaped lugs, standing on a low footring.
In the middle, St Apollonia holds a pair of pincers in her right hand and has in front of her a skillet containing four teeth. A label underneath is inscribed `S. APOLONIA'. Round the rim there are green and manganese scallops and scrolls below two blue bands. The handles are striped in blue. On the outside there is a blue zig-zag border filled in with stripes.
History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, fourth part of lot 80; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Height: 5.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century
Circa
1700
-
1750
Probably Central Italy
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, pale green, and manganese)
Foot
Diameter 9.5 cm
Widest Part
Width 23.5 cm
Bowl
Handles
except base
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Inscription present: brown tie-on
Accession number: C.275-1991
Primary reference Number: 74021
Packing number: EURCER 315
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74021 Accessed: 2024-12-22 18:42:00
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74021
|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 18:42:00|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-74021
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa8/C_275_1991_281_29.jpg"
alt="Bowl"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bowl</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
