Production: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-white on both sides. Painted in blue. Fragment of a dish or bowl centre, Irregularly-shaped with about half of the slightly concave base and curved centre. Part of a central medallion framed by two concentric circles and spots, enclosing 'IH (S) with a cross above and three nails below. The glaze has crazed on both sides.
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.’
Given by R.C. Bosanquet
Height: 2.6 cm
Length: 10.8 cm
Width: 6.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Bosanquet, R. C.
16th Century
Circa
1500
CE
-
1600
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( in blue)
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-white on both sides. Painted in blue.
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label with blue printed border
Accession number: C.106-1904
Primary reference Number: 81129
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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