Production: Unidentified Deruta pottery (Probably)
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.
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.’
Given by R.C. Bosanque
Depth: 1.0 cm
Length: 6.5 cm
Width: 5.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Bosanquet, R. C.
15th Century, Late
16th Century, Early#
Renaissance
Circa
1490
CE
-
1520
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in blue, green, yellow and orange)
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Painted in blue, green, yellow and orange.
Inscription present: rectangular with blue border
Accession number: C.42-1904
Primary reference Number: 80921
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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