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Maker: Unknown (Perhaps)
Renaissance maiolica jug, painted in polychrome with, on the front, a 'ladder' frame enclosing a coat-of-arms.
Pale buff earthenware, slip-coated and lead-glazed on the interior and exterior; base unglazed. Painted underglaze in blue, green, yellow, and orange. Ovoid with projecting base, short flaring neck pinched at the front to form a spout, and strap handle with a kink near the top and a thumbprint at the bottom. On the front a blue `ladder' frame encloses a quartered coat-of-arms with blue stripes on each side.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 22.5 cm
Width: 16.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century
Renaissance
Circa
1500
CE
-
1600
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, yellow and orange)
Base
Diameter 11.2 cm
base unglazed
Lead-glaze
Earthenware
Slip-coated
: Pale buff earthenware, slip-coated and lead-glazed on the interior and exterior; base unglazed. Painted underglaze in blue, green, yellow, and orange.
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: circular with serrated edge
Accession number: C.171-1991
Primary reference Number: 72491
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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