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Fragment: C.106-1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)

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Description

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.

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

Height: 2.6 cm
Length: 10.8 cm
Width: 6.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Orvieto ⪼ Umbria ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( in blue)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-white on both sides. Painted in blue.

Inscription or legends present

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

  • Text: I 7
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in red ink
  • Type: Label
  • Text: IH (S)
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.106-1904
Primary reference Number: 81129
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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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