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Maker: Unknown
Renaissance maiolica two-handled pharmacy jar, painted in polychrome with gothic foliage, and the arms of the Corbinelli family
Pale buff eartheware, tin-glazed on the interior and exterior; base unglazed. Painted in dark blue, green, yellow, and manganese. Ovoid with flat base, short cylindrical neck and two small strap handles.
On the front is a kite-shaped shield bearing the arms azure, a stag salient argent collared argent, surrounded by gothic foliage and dots; on the other side, gothic foliage with peacock's feather eye motifs. Round the base, are horizontal green and yellow bands; on the neck, a wavy ribbon between yellow bands, and, on the rim, a green band. On each side of the handle is a vertical green line, and, down its back and extending a little above and below it, a peacock's feather. Below, the mark `B' surmounted by a cross is repeated twice over a series of vertical green strokes.
History note: Kurt Glogowski, Berlin; Sotheby's, 8 June 1932, Catalogue of the well-known collection of important Italian majolica, also bronzes and statuary, velvets, textiles and embroideries, fine Oriental rugs, & c. the property of Herr Kurt Glogowski of Berlin, lot 26.
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 22.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1932-06-08) by Sotheby's
15th Century, Late
Renaissance
Circa
1470
CE
-
1500
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( dark blue, green, yellow, and manganese)
Rim
Diameter 10.9 cm
Base
Diameter 9.3 cm
Across Handles
Width 21.5 cm
except base
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Tin-glazing : Pale buff eartheware, tin-glazed on the interior and exterior; base unglazed. Painted in dark blue, green, yellow, and manganese.
Inscription present: each B is surmounted by a cross
Accession number: C.23-1932
Primary reference Number: 48425
Glaisher additions number number: Gl.Add.41-1932
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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