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Jug: C.140-1991

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Potter: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Late Medieval maiolica jug, painted in purplish-blue and greenish-blue with, on the front, a 'G', and on the sides, panelled diaper decoration.

Jug. Earthenware. Bubbly white tin glaze on the interior and exterior; base unglazed. Painted in dark purplish-blue and dark greenish-blue.
Piriform with flat base, cylindrical neck expanding towards the trilobate mouth, and strap handle.
The front is decorated with a purplish-blue `G' with a leaf in the centre, surrounded by curved squiggles. On each side are three sets of three vertical lines with narrow panels between them. The two nearest to the `G' are filled by a greenish-blue diaper with a quatrefoil in the centre and trefoils in the other compartments, the two nearest the handle by vertical chevrons with dots in the spaces. Above and below is a row of blue spots between horizontal bands, and, on the neck, two greenish-blue lines with a leafy stem over them, and a purplish-blue band next to the rim. Marked in blue below the handle 'V.FAE'.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 22.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Late
20th Century, Early
Circa 1875 CE - 1925 CE

School or Style

Medieval

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark purplish-blue and dark greenish-blue)
Base Diameter 10.2 cm
Body Diameter 14.0 cm

Materials used in production

base unglazed Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular with serrated edge

  • Text: 527/e
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in indelible pencil
  • Type: Label
  • Text: V. FAE [plus indescribable mark]
  • Location: Below handle
  • Method of creation: In blue
  • Type: Mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.140-1991
Primary reference Number: 48047
Packing number: EURCER 479

Audit data

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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