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Dish: C.277-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Maiolica dish, painted in polychrome with, in the middle, a woman riding a horse towards the left.

Earthenware, coated with cream slip (or tin glaze?) and lead-glazed except for the area inside the footring and a wide zone round it. Painted underglaze in blue, green, yellow, brown, and a little very dark brown.
Shape approximately 63, but shallower, the footring pierced by two correctly placed suspension holes.
In the middle is a woman riding a horse towards the left. The background is shaded with blue and yellow and there is a low skyline. On the rim are yellow, green, and brown buds between groups of three orange concentric bands. A yellow band encircles the edge.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 41.5 cm
Height: 6.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Viterbo ⪼ Lazio ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1650 CE - 1700 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, brown, and a little very dark brown)

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing : Earthenware, coated with cream slip (or tin glaze?) and lead-glazed except for the area inside the footring and a wide zone round it. Painted underglaze in blue, green, yellow, brown, and a little very dark brown.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.277-1991
Primary reference Number: 74051
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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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