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Pale buff earthenware, painted in blue and lustre on a cream tin-glaze
Pale buff earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in blue and brownish-gold lustre on a cream tin-glaze, which runs unevenly onto the surface of the foot ring leaving areas uncovered. The interior is undecorated except for cream glaze. The albarello form jar has a straight neck descending via a carination onto a slightly waisted body separated from the foot ring by another carination. The exterior is decorated with three rows of alternating gold and blue leaves, shoots and small rosettes, with each row separated by the horizontal wavy blue stems. The rows are dominated by ivy type leaves with incised veins; smaller acanthus type leaves are painted between these larger leaves. A band of gold lustre is painted on the lower body and foot ring.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead. Purchased from Wyburd, in November 1918 with another (not accessioned for £15 (see loose leaf notebook recording purchases).
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 28.5 cm
Width: 14.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
15th Century, Mid#
Circa
1440
CE
-
1480
CE
Decoration
composed of
cobalt
( blue)
Exterior
composed of
reduced-pigment lustre
( brownish-gold)
tin-glaze
( cream tin-glaze, runs unevenly onto the surface of the foot ring)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( cream tin-glaze)
Rim
Diameter 10.5 cm
Base
Diameter 12.1 cm
Throwing : Pale buff earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in blue and brownish-gold lustre on a cream tin-glaze, which runs unevenly onto the surface of the foot ring leaving areas uncovered. The interior is undecorated except for cream glaze
Inscription present: circular paper label with serrated edge
Accession number: C.302-1991
Primary reference Number: 74331
Packing number: EUCER 132
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Pharmacy jar" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74331 Accessed: 2024-12-22 23:33:30
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