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Production: Unidentified Manises pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware basin for a ewer decorated with reddish-brown copper lustre
Earthenware, moulded, tin-glazed cream overall and painted in reddish-brown copper lustre. Circular with wide sloping rim moulded with spiral gadroons, and deep curved well with a central boss. the rim has been pierced by two suspension holes at the top of the rim. On the boss there is a coat-of-arms, surrounded by a band of 'beaded net', and in the well by bands of loops and scrolling flowers and foliage. Round the shoulder there is a narrow band of reserved 'wheels'. the gadroons on the rim are decorated with three patterns: 'beaded net', reserved 'wheels' and a flower on a leafy stalk. On the reverse, a central rosette is surrounded by two bands of fern foliage on coiling stems.
History note: Unknown before H.S. Reitlinger (d. 1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991 to the Fitzwilliam Museum
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Diameter: 37.9 cm
Height: 5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
15th Century, Late-16th Century, Early#
Circa
1490
CE
-
1520
CE
Decorfation
composed of
reduced-pigment lustre
( reddish-brown copper lustre)
Decoration
Accession number: C.295-1991
Primary reference Number: 74239
Packing number: EURCER 133
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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