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Tile: EC.53-1943

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Light buff earthenware decorated in cuenca technique with blue, green and ochre glazes against a white ground. Square. In the middle there is an ochre spot; in each corner, an ochre trefoil leaf, flanked by curling leaves which in two corners are blue and in the other two, green. Round the edge there is a blue line.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Mrs W.D. Dickson, Bournemouth

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W. D. Dickson

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1.8 cm
Height: 7.6 cm
Width: 7.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943-09-20) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

Note

Spanish, Seville (?)

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze ( blue, green and ochre)
Front

Materials used in production

Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.53-1943
Primary reference Number: 15895
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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