Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Production:
Unknown
(Perhaps)
Entities
Categories
Description
Two joined fragments of dish rim. Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Painted in blue, green, yellow and dark yellow, and incised through the blue (blue graffito decoration).
Three-sided with the upturned curved rim edge on one side, and part of the well on another.
A touch of green on the side of the well. On the rim, a yellow band, two narrow blue bands, a broad band with incised adjacent Vs with small circles in the spaces above and below, a blue line, and a broad dark yellow band on the edge. The glaze has discoloured browish-on the reverse.
Notes
History note: Probably found near the Duomo in Orvieto, where purchased by the donor.
Measurements and weight
Length: 9.9 cm
Width: 4.9 cm
Place(s) associated
-
Montelupo
⪼ Tuscany
⪼ Italy
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1904)
by
Bosanquet, R. C.
Dating
16th Century
Renaissance
Circa
1500
CE
-
1550
CE
School or Style
Renaissance
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( in blue, green, yellow and dark yellow)
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 dark yellow, and incised through the blue (blue graffito decoration).
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: rectangular with blue border
- Text: G 2
- Method of creation: Inscribed in red ink
- Type: Label
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.66-1904
Primary reference Number: 80947
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 19 December 2016
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
