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Fragment: C.105-1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)

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Description

Pinkish-buff earthenware, thickly potted, tin-glazed pale grey on both sides. Painted in greyish-blue. Irregularly-shaped, concave fragment of a dish or bowl with a small area of the base. 'ROSANA.C.' between pairs of horizontal lines, with part of a flower above.

Notes

History note: According to a label accompanying a group of fragments, including this one, given by R.C. Bosanquet, they were 'Mostly bought at Orvieto; some pieces, (marked P at back) from Perugia. The Orvieto pieces, with a few exceptions, were found in excavating foundations for houses near the Cathedral.'

Legal notes

Given by R.C. Bosanquet

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.1 cm
Length: 8.8 cm
Width: 7.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Orvieto ⪼ Umbria ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
17th Century#
Circa 1500 CE - 1800 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( in greyish-blue)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Pinkish-buff earthenware tin-glazed pale grey on both sides. Painted in greyish-blue.

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label with blue printed border

  • Text: I 6
  • Location: On reverse
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in red ink
  • Type: Label
  • Text: ROSANA.C.
  • Location: On frontg
  • Method of creation: Painted in greyish-blue
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.105-1904
Primary reference Number: 81128
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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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