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Maker: Unknown
Maiolica figure of a woman holding a green palm branch, painted in green, yellow and brown.
Earthenware, tin-glazed pale beige on the exterior and hollow interior. Painted in green, yellow, and manganese-brown.
Thrown conical body, hand-modelled in the round at the front, and semi-circular at the back.
The woman stands holding a green palm branch in her left hand. She wears a yellow pleated dress with green spots, fastened at the waist by a yellow belt and brown buckle. She has a string of brown beads round her neck and brown shoes.
History note: Signor Avvocato Marcioni or Cavaliere Capitano Lucatelli; Sotheby's, 16-17 [17] February 1914, Catalogue of the collections of early Italian pottery formed by Signor Avvocato Marcioni and Cavaliere Capitano Lucatelli of Orvieto, part of lot 252; sold to Wilde. Dr J.W.L. Glaisher.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 18.8 cm
Height: 42.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1900
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( in green, yellow, and manganese-brown)
Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Base
Width 16.3 cm
Body
Front
Accession number: C.2259-1928
Primary reference Number: 80817
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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