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Maker: Unknown (Probably)
Renaissance, earthenware fragment from a dish centre, slip-coated, incised, painted in blue, green and yellow under lead glaze, with a crouching rabbit.
Red earthenware, coated in white slip on both sides, except inside the footring. Incised decoration with cut-away background, painted in blue, green, and brownish yellow under lead glaze. Irregularly shaped circle with a footring on the underside.
A crouching rabbit in profile to right with foliage above. On the back, white rays radiating from a green band round the footring.
History note: Purportedly from the Lagoon in Venice. H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Diameter: 11.0 cm
Height: 2.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century, Early#
Renaissance
Circa
1500
CE
-
1530
CE
Rabbits were among only a few animals used as decoration on incised slipware from Venice, presumably because they were symbols of fecundity.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in blue, green, and brownish yellow)
Slip-coated : Red earthenware, coated in white slip on both sides, except inside the footring. Incised decoration with cut-away background, painted in blue, green, and brownish yellow under lead glaze.
Accession number: C.292-1991
Primary reference Number: 74215
Packing number: EURCER 420
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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