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Plate: C.134-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)

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Description

Late Medieval maiolica plate, painted in manganese and green with, in the middle, a leaf and coiling stem, and on the rim, radiating strokes.

Pale buff earthenware. The front tin-glazed greyish-beige, the reverse lead-glazed pale brown. The tin-glaze has run over onto the back. Painted in dark manganese and copper-green.
Shape 37. Circular with narrow sloping rim, shallow well and narrow disk base.
In the well, there is a leaf on a coiling stem; on the rim, radiating strokes in groups of alternate colours.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Kerin, London, on 9 December 1933 by 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

Diameter: 16.0 cm
Height: 4.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

14th Century
15th Century
Medieval
Circa 1350 CE - 1425 CE

School or Style

maiolica arcaica

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( manganese and copper-green)
Reverse composed of lead-glaze
Front composed of tin-glaze
Base Diameter 6.7 cm
Body

Materials used in production

Earthenware

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.134-1991
Primary reference Number: 48000
Packing number: EURCER 930

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

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

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