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Potter:
Unidentified Pesaro potter
(Possibly)
Potter:
Unidentified Urbania potter
(Possibly)
Maiolica two-handled bowl, painted in blue, yellow, orange, and purple with an angel and inscription 'COMARE LA/SVPPA', and grotesque birds.
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple.
Circular bowl with deep sides, domed foot, and two loop handles, each with a branch on each side near the top.
Inside, an angel holding a drape inscribed 'COMARE LA/SVPPA' (Godmother's or Mother's soup) is surrounded by small grotesque birds and plant ornament. The border comprises a wide yellow band, blue and yellow slanting dashes and dots, and a blue band. The rim is yellow with orange strokes over its edge. On each side of the exterior there are two grotesque birds, with above, a wide yellow band and below, four narrow orange bands superimposed on a wide yellow band. A blue band encircles the junction of the bowl and stem. The edge of the foot is yellow. The handles have yellow sides striped in orange and blue backs striped in manganese.
History note: Leone Dalla Torre, 355 Piazzetta dei Leoni, Venice, from whom purchased in 1903 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 10.5 cm
Width: 19.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Probably made in Pesaro, or Urbania. Formerly attributed to Deruta.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple)
Foot
Diameter 8.5 cm
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, and manganese-purple.
Accession number: C.2271-1928
Primary reference Number: 79465
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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