Production: Unknown
Two rectangular panels joined to form a continuous seascape. Stained and painted en grisaille with details in red, greyish-blue and silver-yellow stain; the waves etched with a needle. In the panel on the left there is a three-masted ship at full sail flying three flags striped in red, white and blue, a yellow pennant and a yellow flag in the stern. In the panel on the right there are four ships close togther flying the red, white and blue flags. Six birds fly around the ships in each panel. The panels are separated by a vertical leap and are framed in iron with suspension loops in the top corners.
History note: Purchased by Reitlinger in February, 1918 from Lareso Penates, Butter ? (see notes); H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 14.5 cm
Width: 22.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Decoration composed of paint
Staining : Stained and painted glass en grisaille with details in red, greyish-blue and silver-yellow stain; the waves etched with a needle
Accession number: C.345-1991
Primary reference Number: 28179
Packing number: EWA 818
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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