Bowl: C.13-1931

Current Location: Gallery 6 (Upper Marlay): case 2, shelf C

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified Deruta pottery

Entities

Bowl
broad-rimmed bowl
tondino

Categories

Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue and with yellow lustre.
Shape 60. Circular with a broad, slightly sloping rim and small deep well.
The central medallion contains a stylised plant, surrounded by a lustre band over a blue one. On the lower part of the side of the well, there are three rows of scales. The rim is decorated with lustred pointed rays alternating with buds on stems, and two bands of lustre encircle the outer edge. On the back, there are two lustre bands on the side of the well and one midway across the rim.

Notes

History note: William Morris (d. 1896); Miss May Morris

Legal notes

Purchased with the Glaisher Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 20.8 cm
Height: 4.8 cm

Place(s) associated

Deruta ⪼ Umbria ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1931-05-05) by Morris, May

Dating

16th Century, Early#
Renaissance
Circa 1500 - 1530

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue) reduced pigment lustre ( silver-yellow)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed overall. Painted in blue and with yellow lustre.
Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Catalogue of the Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge page(s): p. 285
Italian Maiolica and Incised Slipware in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge page(s): pp. 169-170
Maioliche del Museo Civico di Pesaro
Orvieto underground. Scheda 38, le ceramiche ritrovate: un altra fornace in via della Cava page(s): pp. 254-6, figs. 61-3
Prime considerazioni su alcuni frammenti da scavo in Deruta page(s): 14-21
Italian Renaissance Ceramics: A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, Volume I and Volume II page(s): 456-7

Related exhibitions

Italian Maiolica in the Fitzwilliam Museum

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.13-1931
Primary reference Number: 48556
Glaisher additions number: Gl. Add.27
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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