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Jug: C.164-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unidentified

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Description

Renaissance maiolica jug, painted in blue and orange with, on the front, a 'ladder' frame surrounding rectangles, dots, stripes and strokes.

Pale buff earthenware. Covered inside and outside with unevenly applied and speckled beige tin-glaze; base unglazed. Painted in dark blue and orange. Squat globular body with disk base, expanding at the top into a wide mouth, deeply pinched at the front to form a spout; broad strap handle. On the front within an oval blue `ladder' frame are two rows of five crossed and dotted rectangles reserved in a broad horizontal orange stripe with vertical blue strokes above and below.

Notes

History note: William Ridout; Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout collection of Italian majolica, European pottery, faience and delftware, probably lot 33; H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.9 cm
Width: 11.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

15th Century, Late
16th Century, Early#
Renaissance
Circa 1480 CE - 1520 CE

Note

W.B. Honey in the catalogue of the Ridout Collection attributed this jug to Faenza, but the squat globular form was also common in Lazio and at Rome in the sixteenth century

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( dark blue and orange)
Base Diameter 7.3 cm
Body

Materials used in production

base unglazed Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular with blueborder

  • Text: 'WILLIAM RIDOUT COLLECTION' printed in blue, 'FA/3' inscribed in black ink
  • Method of creation: Printed in blue and inscribed in black ink
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular

  • Text: 79
  • Method of creation: Printed in black
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.164-1991
Primary reference Number: 72375
Packing number: EURCER 437
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 15 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 15 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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