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Potter: Unknown (Possibly)
Maiolica pharmacy jar, painted in blue, green, yellow, and manganese, with a bust of a man and 'gothic' foliage.
Earthenware, tin-glazed on the exterior and interior; base unglazed. Painted in dark blue, green, yellow, and manganese. Albarello with slightly waisted sides and sloping shoulders.
On the front, a bust of a straight-haired man wearing a cap faces in profile to left within a contour panel scattered with groups of three dots. The back is decorated with `gothic' foliage surrounding a peacock's feather eye. Below, there are horizontal blue bands, and on the neck, slanting reversed Ss between horizontal bands.
History note: Lieut-Col. Aubrey Kennard, from whom purchased in 1926 by F. Leverton Harris (1864-1926)
F. Leverton Harris Bequest, 1926
Height: 34.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1927) by Harris, Frederick Leverton
15th Century, Late
Renaissance
Circa
1470
CE
-
1490
CE
Probably made in Naples or its area
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( dark blue, green, yellow, and manganese)
Base
Diameter 10 cm
Rim
Diameter 11.5 cm
Widest Part
Diameter 13.2 cm
except base
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Throwing
: Earthenware, tin-glazed on the exterior and interior; base unglazed. Painted in dark blue, green, yellow, and manganese.
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: pale blue rectangle
Accession number: C.54-1927
Primary reference Number: 80772
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/80772 Accessed: 2024-12-22 10:21:26
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