Production: Unknown (Uncertain)
Fragment of dish centre. Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Painted in silver-yellow lustre and pinkish-red lustre.
Five-sided oblong fragment with part of a raised circle on the front, and part of the footring on the back, surrounded by part of two concentric ridges.
Within a pinkish-red raised curved is part of the shoulder of a girl wearing a necklace of beads. Below is part of a yellow lustre scroll and a pink spot.
History note: Probably excavated near the Duomo in Orvieto where purchased by the donor.
Depth: 2.7 cm
Length: 7.0 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Bosanquet, R. C.
16th Century
Circa
1500
CE
-
1520
CE
Red lustre was used with gold lustre on early Deruta maiolica but was abandonned at an unknown date
Decoration composed of reduced pigment lustre ( silver-yellow lustre and pinkish-red lustre)
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Painted in silver-yellow lustre and pinkish-red lustre.
Accession number: C.19-1904
Primary reference Number: 80893
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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