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Jug: C.46-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery

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Description

Late Medieval maiolica jug, painted in manganese and green with leaves, oblique strokes and lines.

Pale buff earthenware, the interior, lower part and most of the base lead-glazed yellowish-brown; the rest tin-glazed greyish-white. Painted in manganese and copper-green. Shape 11. Bulbous, barrel-shaped body with disk base, cylindrical neck, carinated rim, pinched spout and strap handle with a longtitudinal ridge.
The front is decorated with two multipartite trilobate leaves on coiling stems with two horizontal manganese bands below and two above. On each side of the handle, in manganese, there are oblique strokes between two sets of three vertical lines. On the neck is a green chain with two horizontal manganese bands above; on the handle, pairs of manganese horizontal stripes alternate with one green.

Notes

History note: Cavaliere Capitano Ferdinando Lucatelli, Orvieto, by 1909. William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, probably part of lot 104; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 22.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Orvieto ⪼ Umbria ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

13th Century
14th Century
Medieval
Circa 1275 CE - 1425 CE

School or Style

maiolica arcaica

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Components of the work

Interior, Lower Part composed of lead-glaze ( and most of base)
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( manganese and copper-green)
Exterior composed of tin-glaze
Base Diameter 10.6 cm
Body Diameter 13.3 cm
Handle To Spout Width 15.9 cm

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular with blue border

  • Text: 'WILLIAM RIDOUT COLLECTION' printed in blue, 'O/77' in blue-black ink
  • Method of creation: Printed in blue and inscribed in blue-black ink
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.46-1991
Primary reference Number: 47454
Packing number: EURCER 429
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 15 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 15 December 2023

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

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