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Bowl: C.218-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Renaissance maiolica shallow bowl on foot, painted in polychrome with a man and woman standing in a landscape with a wood and the sea in the background.

Shallow bowl on foot. Earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the reverse, greyish and tinged with blue near the edges. Painted in blue, green, yellowish-green, yellow, orange, brown, a little manganese-purple, black, and white.
Circular with scalloped rim of sixteen arcs, curved sides moulded with interlacing petals, and convex centre, standing on a low replacement foot.
In the middle a man in classical costume stands holding a bow in his left hand and pointing towards the left of the dish with his right hand. A woman wearing a long gown and cloak stands to the right turning towards him. In the background there is a wood and the sea. The rim is yellow. On the back, two yellow bands encircle the junction of the bowl and foot and the rim.

Notes

History note: 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

Diameter: 26.0 cm
Height: 7.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
19th Century, Late#
20th Century, Early
Circa 1570 CE - 1600 CE Circa 1870 CE - 1925 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellowish-green, yellow, orange, brown, a little manganese-purple, black, and white)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the reverse, greyish and tinged with blue near the edges. Painted in blue, green, yellowish-green, yellow, orange, brown, a little manganese-purple, black, and white.
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: oval with gold border

  • Text: 41
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in pencil
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.218-1991
Primary reference Number: 73177
Packing number: EURCER 373
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Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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