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Bowl: C.306-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Manises pottery

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Description

Earthenware, tin-glazed white inside and outside and painted in blue. Circular with very deep curved sides and projecting rolled-over rim, standing on a footring. There are three spur marks in the centre. In the middle there is a lozenge shape surrounded by leaves, and on the sides, four large flowers on stalks and four small flowers. Round the rim there is a formal border. The edge is blue and on the exterior there is a blue horizontal band about a third of the way up from the bottom.

Notes

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

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 17.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1750 - 1799

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
Foot Diameter 11.5 cm
Rim Diameter 39.4 cm

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed, and painted in blue
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.306-1991
Primary reference Number: 74353
Packing number: EURCER 120

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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