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St Martin and the Beggar
Maker: Unknown
Maiolica panel, painted in polychrome with St Martin and the Beggar.
Pale buff earthenware, tin-glazed on the front. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple. Rectangular panel.
St Martin, wearing a helmet, knee-length tunic and cloak, and holding a spear, is mounted on a horse walking towards the left in profile. The beggar, naked except for a loin cloth, stands to the left of the horse, holding out his arms. A rectangular panel below is inscribed `.S. MARTINO/1725' in blue capitals. Round the edge are blue, yellow, orange, and green lines, within which at the top are three blue tufts.
History note: Dando Brothers, York Street, Bath, from whom purchased on 7 February 1915 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher for £3.10.0 (MS Cat. 3723).
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 1.3 cm
Height: 25.8 cm
Width: 20.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Production date:
AD 1725
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Accession number: C.2203-1928
Primary reference Number: 79082
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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