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Plate: C.143-1927

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Perhaps)

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Description

Fragmentary plate (7 joined fragments). Pale buff earthenware, thickly potted, tin-glazed creamy white on both sides. Painted in blue, yellow and brown.
Circular with wide gently sloping rim and shallow well, slightly convex in the middle.
The central medallion contains two hands clasping a flaming heart (?) on a blue background, with incised ribbons above and below the wrists, enclosed by a wide blue circle between two narrow. On the sides are small blue crossed rhomboids alternating with short wavy lines and dots, and three blue bands round the shoulder. The rim is decorated with linked strapwork knots in circles, with stylized foliage in the background, and the edge is encircled by blue and yellow bands. On the back are radiating blue squiggles and arrowheads.

Notes

History note: Purportedly purchased at Siena by F. Leverton Harris.

Legal notes

F. Leverton Harris Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 25.0 cm
Height: 3.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Siena ⪼ Tuscany ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, Frederick Leverton

Dating

16th Century
Renaissance
Circa 1510 CE - 1525 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, yellow and brown)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Pale buff earthenware, thickly potted, tin-glazed creamy white on both sides. Painted in blue, yellow and brown.

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.143-1927
Primary reference Number: 48145
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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