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Fragment: C.5A-1904

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed off-white on both sides. Painted in manganese and green.
Flat, irregularly shaped, oblong fragment. A small area of cross-hatching and a green spot on a stalk beside two curved lines.

Notes

History note: According to a label accompanying a group of fragments including this one given by R.C. Bosanquet they were 'Mostly bought at Orvieto; some pieces (marked P at back) from Perugia. The Orvieto pieces, with a few exceptions were found in excavating foundations for houses near the Cathedral.' Bosanquet visited Orvieto in late July 1904.

Legal notes

Given by R.C. Bosanquet

Measurements and weight

Length: 4.8 cm
Width: 3.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Bosanquet, R. C.

Dating

14th Century
Medieval
Circa 1300 CE - Circa 1400 CE

School or Style

maiolica arcaica

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( manganese and green)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed off-white on both sides; painted in manganese and green.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.5A-1904
Primary reference Number: 80872

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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