These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
A view of an estuary
Maker: Unknown (Probably)
Maiolica plate, painted in polychrome with a view of an estuary with boats, a jetty, a ship, a town and distant mountains.
Earthenware, tin-glazed overall; three spur marks on the back. Painted in greyish-blue, yellowish-green, yellow, pale and dark brown.
Circular with narrow sloping rim and wide shallow well.
A view of an estuary with two boats on the river and two further out at sea. In the foreground are a building by a jetty and two men standing beside a bollard; further to the right are the masts of an approaching ship. On the opposite bank are cliffs, a town and distant mountains. A narrow dark brown band and a wider yellow band encircle the rim.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Diameter: 25.8 cm
Height: 2.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century, Mid#
Circa
1740
-
1760
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( greyish-blue, yellowish-green, yellow, pale and dark brown)
Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed overall; three spur marks on the back. Painted in greyish-blue, yellowish-green, yellow, pale and dark brown.
Accession number: C.261-1991
Primary reference Number: 73788
Packing number: EURCER 385
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A view of an estuary" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/73788 Accessed: 2024-12-22 16:54:08
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/73788
|title=A view of an estuary
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 16:54:08|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-73788
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa9/C_261_1991_281_29.jpg"
alt="A view of an estuary"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">A view of an estuary</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
