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Fragment: C.42-1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Deruta pottery (Probably)

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Painted in blue, green, yellow and orange. Irregularly-shaped fragment of the central medallion with the edge of part of the foot of a dish. Part of a narrow ladder frame enclosing a hand holding a heart pierced by two arrows.

Notes

History note: Found in Perugia. One of a group of sherds, acquired by R.C. Bosanquet accompanied by a label stating: ‘Mostly bought at Orvieto; some pieces, marked P on the back, from Perugia. The Orvieto pieces, with a few exceptions, were found in excavating foundations for houses near Cathedral.’

Legal notes

Given by R.C. Bosanque

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.0 cm
Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 5.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Deruta ⪼ Umbria ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

15th Century, Late
16th Century, Early#
Renaissance
Circa 1490 CE - 1520 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in blue, green, yellow and orange)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Painted in blue, green, yellow and orange.

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular with blue border

  • Text: F 6
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in red ink
  • Type: Label
  • Text: P
  • Method of creation: In black

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.42-1904
Primary reference Number: 80921
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 March 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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