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The Betrothal or Marriage of the Virgin
Maker: Unknown (Uncertain)
Renaissance maiolica dish, painted in polychrome with The Betrothal or Marriage of the Virgin.
Earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the reverse pale beige. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, brown, manganese-purple, and white.Circular with narrow rim and deep curved well, standing on a footring.
The Betrothal or Marriage of the Virgin. Mary and Joseph stand on either side of the High Priest in a room with a tiled floor. Two men stand watching on the right, and two women and a child on the left with the heads of two more men behind them. A narrow blue and wider yellow band encircle the edge. On the back, `SAN MATHEO/CAPI' inscribed in blue inside the footring, one yellow band round the foot, two on the shoulder, and one before the rim.
History note: Perhaps the `Lyons tazza w. a marriage scene c. 1590' purchased in June 1918 from Simmons, Hanway Co., by H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Diameter: 29.1 cm
Height: 4.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century, Late
Renaissance
Circa
1580
CE
-
1590
CE
Probably Urbino or Lyon
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, orange, brown, manganese-purple, and white)
Tin-glazing : Earthenware, tin-glazed overall; the reverse pale beige. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, brown, manganese-purple, and white.
Inscription present: remains of a circular label
Accession number: C.270-1991
Primary reference Number: 73931
Packing number: EURCER 365
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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