Production: Unknown (Probably)
Three joined fragments of a dish. Yellowish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed creamy-white on both sides. Painted in blue, green, yellow, and black. Three-sided with part of the shallow well and rim of the dish. Part of a coat-of-arms, the shield charged with two rampant lions flanking a tree or palm, all in yellow with black outlines. The glaze has crazed and the back is stained with brown in patches.
History note: One of a group of sherds accompanied by a label: 'Mostly bought at Orvieto; some pieces, marked P on the back, from Perugia. The Orvieto pieces, with a few exceptions, were found in excavating foundations for houses near Cathedral.'
Given by R.C. Bosanquet
Length: 10.2 cm
Width: 6.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Bosanquet, R. C.
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1700
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, and black)
yellowish-buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Tin-glazing : Yellowish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed creamy-white on both sides, and painted on the front in blue, green, yellow, and black.
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label with blue printed border
Accession number: C.71-1904
Primary reference Number: 80954
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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