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Fragments: C.281-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Six fragments of a bowl. Earthenware, coated in slip and lead-glazed. Incised decoration, painted in green and yellowish-brown underglaze. In the middle, the head of a girl; in the sides trefoils on either side of a wavy line.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

15th Century, Late
16th Century, Early#
Circa 1475 CE - 1525 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( green and yellowish-brown)

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Slip-coated : Earthenware, coated in slip and lead-glazed. Incised decoration, painted in green and yellowish-brown underglaze.
Lead-glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.281-1991
Primary reference Number: 74090
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 15 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 15 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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