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Production: Unidentified Puebla de los Angeles pottery
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in manganese and blue
Earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed overall and painted in manganese and two shades of blue. Of albarello form with very low sides and sloping shoulders. Decorated on the sides with stylized foliage. Below, and on the shoulder, there are groups of three spots repeated between horizontal bands of different widths
History note: William Ridout; sold Christie's, 13 December 1938, The William Ridout Collection of Italian Majolica, European Pottery, Faience and Delftware, p. 25, part of lot 29; H.S. Reitlinger (d. 1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Diameter: 15 cm
Height: 11.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century, second half#
18th Century
Circa
1650
CE
-
1800
CE
Decoration composed of manganese cobalt-blue
Throwing
: Earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed, and painted in manganese and cobalt-blue
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: rectangular paper label
Inscription present: circular with blue border
Accession number: C.305-1991
Primary reference Number: 74349
Packing number: EURCER 104
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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