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Dish: C.90-1961

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Workshop: Patanazzi family (Probably)

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Description

Maiolica dish with broad rim. Painted in polychrome with, in the middle the Madonna and infant Christ, surrounded on the side of the well and the rim by a shield, putti, grotesques, and cameos.

Pale buff earthenware, tin-glazed creamy-white overall. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, manganese-purple, black, white, and grey. Shape 59 with wider rim. Circular with broad, sloping rim and wide, deep well, standing on a footring.
In the middle, encircled by simulated beading, the Madonna sits on a bank of clouds with the infant Christ standing on her knee. On the side of the well are two putti separated by grotesques and above, a band of yellow and orange simulated beading. The rim is decorated with grotesques and cameos interrupted at the top by a cartouche containing an oval shield charged with the arms bendy or and azure, ensigned by a cross and a green hat, and flanked by three rows of green tassels. The yellow edge is decorated with orange, brown and white petals. The back is encircled by yellow bands: two on the footring, one outside it, three at the shoulder, and two by the edge.

Notes

History note: Probably Girolamo Talpa (1754-1739),San Severino (Marche); sold by him to Cardinal Filippo Antonio gualtieri (1770-1728), Orvieto and Rome. Andrew Fountaine IV; his heir; Christie's, 17 June 1884, Catalogue of the celebrated Fountaine collection of majolika, Henry II ware, Palissy ware, Nevers ware, Limoges enamels . . ., removed from Narford Hall, Norfolk, lot 198; M. Colnaghi. Stephenson Clarke; Louis C.G. Clarke.

Legal notes

L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 33.4 cm
Height: 5.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Urbino ⪼ The Marches ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-04-27) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

16th Century, Late
17th Century, Early#
Renaissance
Production date: circa AD 1600

School or Style

Renaissance

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, orange, manganese-purple, black, white, and grey)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Pale buff earthenware, tin-glazed creamy-white overall. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange, manganese-purple, black, white, and grey.

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 'af' and '13'
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Incised
  • Type: Collector's mark

Inscription present: rectangular paper label

  • Text: Lot 198/-Fountaine Collection/Urbino dish. The/Contarini arms./surmounted by Cardinals/hat.
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in faded black ink
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: small rectangular paper label

  • Text: Croydon Lodge
  • Location: On back
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.90-1961
Primary reference Number: 76333
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 4 October 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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