Skip to main content

Plate: C.303-1991

An image of Plate
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Plate
Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Spanish pottery
Production: Unidentified Italian pottery

Entities

Categories

Description

Tin-glazed cream overall and painted in pale blue, green, yellow, and dark yellow. The plate is circular with slightly sloping sides, and shallow well, standing on a narrow footring pierced by two correctly-placed suspension holes. In the middle there is a bust of a woman shown three-quarter face, enclosed by green, yellow, and blue concentric circles. The border comprises alternating flowers and saltire crosses with leaves in the spaces. Round the outer edge there are two narrow dark yellow bands and a wider yellow band, with dark yellow slanting strokes over it.

Notes

History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout Collection, p. 24, part of lot 124; Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); The Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust in 1991

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 25.5 cm
Height: 3.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early
Circa 1680 CE - 1720 CE

Note

Probably made in southern Italy or Spain

School or Style

Baroque

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( pale blue, green, yellow, and dark yellow)

Materials used in production

cream Tin-glaze
pale buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label with serrated edge

  • Text: 392/M8
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in pencil
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.303-1991
Primary reference Number: 74339
Packing number: EURCER 391

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Plate" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74339 Accessed: 2025-12-05 20:03:08

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74339 |title=Plate |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 20:03:08|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

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-74339

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

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/aa9/C_303_1991_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Plate"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Plate</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo