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Bowl: C.265-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Maiolica shallow bowl on foot, painted in greyish-blue with a central rosette surrounded by a border of scallops, strokes, spots and concentric circles.

Earthenware, tin-glazed overall; three spur marks on the front. Painted in greyish-blue.
Circular with an acutely wavy rim of twenty-four arcs, which has warped during firing, shallow curved sides moulded with gadroons radiating from the convex centre, and low foot.
A central rosette is surrounded by a border of scallops, strokes, spots, and concentric circles. The sides are decorated with floriated scrolls and below the rim there are three narrow horizontal bands.

Notes

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

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 25.4 cm
Height: 5.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Siena ⪼ Tuscany ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
18th Century
Circa 1650 CE - 1710 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( greyish-blue)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed overall; three spur marks on the front. Painted in greyish-blue.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.265-1991
Primary reference Number: 48322
Packing number: EURCER 97
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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