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Dish: C.43-1934

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Manises pottery

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenware dish decorated on the front with an incised outline of an eagle and painted in copper lustre

Notes

History note: Spanish Gallery, Ltd., 50 Conduit Street, W.1

Legal notes

Purchased with the S.G. Perceval Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 6 cm
Width: 47 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1934-05-24) by Spanish Art Gallery

Dating

15th Century, Late
16th Century, Early
Circa 1480 CE - Circa 1520 CE

School or Style

Hispano-Moresque

Components of the work

Decoration composed of copper-lustre ( reduced-pigment lustre)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed, and painted in copper-lustre
Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.43-1934
Primary reference Number: 75071

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 November 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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