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Fragment: C.97-1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Buff earthenware, lead-glazed yellowish-brown on the inside and tin-glazed on the exterior. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese-brown. Five-sided fragment of the shoulder of a hollow vessel with throwing ridges on the interior. Part of a foliage design. The tin-glaze is crazed.

Notes

History note: 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. Bosanquet

Measurements and weight

Length: 9.8 cm
Width: 6.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Renaissance
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese-brown)
Inside composed of lead-glaze
Outside composed of tin-glaze
Exterior

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular with blue border

  • Text: H 18
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in red ink
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.97-1904
Primary reference Number: 81121
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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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