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Plate: C.142-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Maiolica plate, painted in relief-blue and purple with a shield in the central medallion, with concentric circles of berries and bands on the rim.

Plate. Earthenware. Tin-glazed very thickly overall. The glaze is bubbly, bumpy, and crazed. Painted in dark relief-blue and very dark purple.
Circular with wide sloping rim and small, shallow central depression, standing on a narrow footring.
The central medallion contains a rectangular shield bearing the arms quarterly azure and argent with in chief a label enclosing two fleur-de-lis azure with a bow above, and a stylised floral spray on either side. The rim is decorated with groups of short strokes, alternating squares and squiggles, and oblique strokes between concentric circles, a wreath of berries, and two purple bands round the edge. The middle of the back is marked `VF' in purple.

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

Diameter: 20.8 cm
Height: 3.4 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

Note

Purporting to be from Faenza.

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark relief-blue and very dark purple)
Body

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: VF
  • Location: In the middle
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in purple
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.142-1991
Primary reference Number: 48051
Packing number: EURCER 480

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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