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Cup: C.103-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Probably)

Entities

  • Cup
  • cup with one handle

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Description

Late Medieval maiolica cup with one handle, painted in black and green, painted in black and green with, on the inside, a grotesque bearded face.

Earthenware. Very thinly tin-glazed beige on both sides; base unglazed. Painted in black and copper-green.
Shape 21, with one handle missing. Circular with carinated sides, narrow foot and one narrow strap handle.
Inside, there is a C or G enclosing a grotesque bearded face; on the outside, a green horizontal band between two black.

Notes

History note: Probably Signor Avvocato Marcioni or Cavaliere Capitano Lucatelli; 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, lot 131 (1). William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, part of lot 107; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.0 cm
Width: 12.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

14th Century
Medieval
Circa 1300 CE - Circa 1400 CE

School or Style

maiolica arcaica

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( black and copper-green)
Foot Diameter 4.3 cm
Body

Materials used in production

(except base) appears beige Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular with blue border

  • Text: 'WILLIAM RIDOUT COLLECTION' printed in blue, 'O./27.' in blue-black ink
  • Method of creation: Printed in blue and inscribed in blue-black ink
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: circular with blue border

  • Text: 107/17
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in blue-black ink
  • Type: Label
  • Text: 4
  • Location: On the side
  • Method of creation: In pencil
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.103-1991
Primary reference Number: 47828
Packing number: EURCER 940

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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