Workshop: Mancini Workshop (Probably)
Dish. Dark buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed; the reverse probably slip-coated or tin-glazed before application of greenish-brown lead glaze. Painted in blue, green, dark yellow, and orange.
Shape 61. Circular with sloping rim upturned at the edge, and wide deep well, standing on a footring in which there are two suspension at the top.
In the well, a lancer mounted on a horse gallops to the right. He has a beard and wears a tall hat and a long gown. The landscape background has a low horizon. The sky is mostly white, except for an area of blue at the top of the well. The rim is divided by radial stripes into six panels containing alternately scale pattern and a foliate scroll with formal fruit and flowers. A yellow band partly encircles the outer edge.
History note: Unknown
F. Leverton Harris Bequest
Diameter: 40 cm
Height: 8.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, Frederick Leverton
16th Century, Mid
Renaissance
Circa
1535
CE
-
1555
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, dark yellow, and orange)
Reverse
composed of
lead-glaze
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Inscription present: rectangular with cut corners and blue printed border
Inscription present: circular
Accession number: C.99-1927
Primary reference Number: 48810
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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