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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery
Late Medieval maiolica jug, painted in manganese and green with leaves, stripes, Vs and lines.
Yellowish-buff earthenware with remnants of light brown lead-glaze on the interior, lower part and base; the rest thinly tin-glazed pale beige. Painted in manganese and copper-green.
Shape 7. Ovoid with flat base, short cylindrical neck, applied folded spout and broad strap handle.
The spout and handle are flanked by three vertical manganese lines forming side panels, each containing a leaf with a hatched centre. Below are two manganese horizontal bands, and on the neck, three. On the spout there are three horizontal stripes of alternate colours, and under it, three Vs.
History note: Signor Avvocato Arcangelo Marcioni (1859-1928)or Cavaliere Capitano Ferdinando Lucatelli, Orvieto; Sotheby's, 16-17 February 1914, Catalogue of the collections of early Italian pottery formed by Signor Avvocato Marcioni and Cavaliere Capitano Lucatelli of Orvieto, p. 7, part of lot 45. William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, part of lot 105; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 15.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
13th Century-14th Century#
Medieval
Circa
1250
CE
-
1350
CE
This form which has an ovoid body, a fairly narrow neck with an applied folded spout and a strap handle, was one of the earliest and most common made in maiolica in Orvieto. It probably appeared during the first phase of production (c. 1225-50) alongside similar jugs decorated under lead glaze, and was common during the 'Developed Phase' (c. 1250-1350).
Interior, Base
composed of
lead-glaze
( and part exterior)
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( manganese and copper-green)
Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Body
Diameter 11.1 cm
Base
Diameter 6.8 cm
Handle To Spout
Width 14.5 cm
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Inscription present: brown tie-on
Accession number: C.33-1991
Primary reference Number: 47398
Packing number: EURCER 898
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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