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Maker: Unknown
Maiolica lamp in the shape of a woman, painted in polychrone.
Earthenware, tin-glazed pale yellowish-grey on the exterior; the hollow interior unglazed. Painted in blue, green, yellow, and manganese-brown.
Thrown and modelled.
The woman stands on a circular base with an upturned edge. Her hair and features are drawn in brown. She wears a dress with a full, striped skirt decorated with two flounces. Its green bodice has narrow sleeves, widening at the elbow. Round her neck and shoulders she wears a striped scarf, crossed over in front and fastened with a circular brooch. Her hat has an upturned brim; the hollow crown serves as a receptacle for the oil. On each side it has a projection with a hole on top for a wick. She holds a yellow mandolin. The back is undecorated.
History note: Palermo, where purchased on 29 April 1904 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher (MS 2083).
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 16.5 cm
Height: 32.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1850
CE
-
1900
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( green, yellow, and manganese-brown)
Exterior
composed of
tin-glaze
Throwing
: Earthenware, tin-glazed pale yellowish-grey on the exterior; the hollow interior unglazed. Painted in blue, green, yellow, and manganese-brown. Thrown and modelled.
Modeling (forming)
Accession number: C.2258-1928
Primary reference Number: 80815
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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