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Maker: Unknown (Uncertain)
Ewer. Earthenware, tin-glazed off-white on the interior and exterior. Painted in blue, dark and pale yellow, and manganese-purple.
Cylindrical with bulbous lower part, projecting lip moulded underneath with a grotesque mask, and angular strap handle. The reel-shaped foot is a replacement in opaque-white glass.
The mask has crudely delineated eyes and mouth in manganese and dark yellow, and a blue frill-like beard with yellow ears above on each side. It is surrounded by crosses and dots alternating with stylised flowers and foliage. The foot is painted bluish-green. The back of the handle is striped horizontally in two shades of yellow and has a wavy manganese-purple line down the middle.
History note: Kugelmann, Kissingen, from whom purchased in 1899 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher (MS Cat. 1222).
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 16.6 cm
Width: 18.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century#
Circa
1600
-
1650
Perhaps Castelli or Puglia
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( in blue, dark and pale yellow, and manganese-purple)
Foot
Diameter 6.3 cm
Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed off-white on the interior and exterior. Painted in blue, dark and pale yellow, and manganese-purple.
Accession number: C.2276-1928
Primary reference Number: 80854
Old object number: 1222
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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