Production: Unknown (Perhaps)
Irregularly shaped five-sided fragment of the rim and well of a plate. Pale cream earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Painted in pale and dark blue, green, yellow, orange and brownish-red.
In the middle, part of a border comprising rectangles crossed diagonally in blue separated by two yellow lines flanking a green. On the shallow side of the well dark blue scallops between wide pale blue bands. On the rim, orange scales with a dark blue plant motif on each, and round the outer edge dark blue radiating lines over a pale blue band. On the back parts of three blue outlined leaves with a longtitudinal vein and slanting reddish-brown or yellow lateral veins; and a few green strokes.
History note: Purportedly purchased in Siena by F. Leverton Harris.
Depth: 1.0 cm
Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 6.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, Frederick Leverton
15th Century#
Renaissance
Circa
1400
CE
-
1450
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( pale and dark blue, green, yellow, orange and brownish-red) tin-glaze
Accession number: C.133-1927
Primary reference Number: 48128
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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