Current Location: In storage
Titles
Whistle in the form of a Woman
Maker(s)
Potter:
Biancalana, Paola
Entities
Categories
Description
Earthenware painted in pale blue, yellow and pale brown glazes
Cream earthenware, thrown, hand-modelled, and painted with pale blue, yellow, and pale brown glazes. The woman has a domed hollow skirt, a narrow body with two applied, bun-like breasts, and long arms made from rolls of clay, which rest on her skirt, as she holds her non-existent hands together. She has a Janus-like head with a flat woman’s face on the front, with a large applied nose, incised mouth and round eyes, and a haloe of pinched clay hair, glazed pale brown. On the back there are two eye holes, and a snout which forms the mouth of the whistle. Her skirt has a wide blue band at the bottom, above which is a circle of oval dabs of blue and yellow with a narrow blue band above. Her breasts are blue, and she has a blue choker with a yellow spot at the front.
Notes
History note: The potter, La Badia, near Orvieto, Umbria
Legal notes
Given by Dr Alberto Satolli
Measurements and weight
Height: 24.2 cm
Place(s) associated
-
La Badia
⪼ Umbria
⪼ Italy
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(2009-04-27)
by
Satolli, Alberto
Dating
21st Century, Early
2008
CE
-
2009
CE
School or Style
Studio Ceramics
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
glaze
( blue, yellow, pale brown)
Lower Edge
Diameter 11 cm
Arms And Hair
Skirt
Materials used in production
cream
Earthenware
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.5-2009
Primary reference Number: 167200
Entry form number: 1024
Stable URI
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
