Maiolica jug, Umbrian

An image of Tin-glazed earthenware jug. Maiolica arcaica. Painted in green and brown with panels, leaves and stripes. Cream earthenware, remnants of lead glaze on lower part and interior, the rest tin-glazed, painted in green and manganese-brown, height 10.3cm, diameter (base) 5.5cm, width (body) 8.8cm, width (handle to spout) 11.4cm, circa 1250-1300. From Umbria, Italy. Medieval.

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Tin-glazed earthenware jug. Maiolica arcaica. Painted in green and brown with panels, leaves and stripes. Cream earthenware, remnants of lead glaze on lower part and interior, the rest tin-glazed, painted in green and manganese-brown, height 10.3cm, diameter (base) 5.5cm, width (body) 8.8cm, width (handle to spout) 11.4cm, circa 1250-1300. From Umbria, Italy. Medieval.

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Accession Number: C.19-1910
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 885 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 681.38kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2009:08:10 14:00:24

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13th Century earthenware Fitz_AA green Italian jug maiolica Medieval pottery spout spouted Umbrian vessel

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