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The Sacrifice of Isaac
Production:
Fontainebleau workshop
(Possibly)
Production:
Unidentified Paris pottery
(Probably)
Earthenware, moulded in relief and decorated with clear and translucent blue, green, yellow, grey and manganese lead-glazes: the Sacrifice of Isaac; reverse mottled in manganese and blue
Earthenware, press-moulded, and decorated with clear, and translucent blue, green, yellow, grey and manganese-brown, and lead-glazes. Oval with a serrated edge, deep everted sides, and slightly curved centre, standing on a low concave oval foot. The centre is moulded in relief with the Sacrifice of Isaac coloured naturalistically. The sides are decorated in relief with radiating strips of overlapping disks terminating in leaves which form serrations on the edge, coloured green. The areas between the strips is coloured manganese-brown. The reverse is mottled overall in manganese, appearing purple rather than brown, and blue.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (1882-1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H.S. Reitlinger Bequst, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 5.6 cm
Length: 31 cm
Width: 26.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991-04-29) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century, Late-17th Century, Early
Circa
1590
CE
-
1630
CE
Similar dishes have been attributed doubtfully to Fontainebleau, or to Manerbe or Pré d'Auge in Normandy. Dishes of the same type with different central designs and borders have also been attributed to potteries operating in Paris in the early 17th century.
Decoration
composed of
lead-glaze
( greyish-blue, green, yellow, manganese-brown and grey)
Surface
off-white or cream Earthenware
Press-moulding : Off-white earthenware, press-moulded, and decorated with clear, and translucent blue, green, yellow, grey and manganese-brown, and lead-glazes.
Inscription present: circular paper label with serrated edge
Accession number: C.316-1991
Primary reference Number: 74440
Packing number: EURCER 139
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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