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Fragment: C.80-1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Production: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Fragment of a bowl centre. Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides, the reverse, pale greyish-white. Painted in greyish-blue, yellow, and brownish-orange. The narrow, concave foot, and part of the centre of the bowl.
A central medallion filled by a multi-petalled flower. Outside this is a greyish-blue band, and the ends of several small motifs, perhaps grotesques, on a white ground.

Notes

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.'

Legal notes

Given by R.C. Bosanquet

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.0 cm
Width: 6.9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Orvieto ⪼ Umbria ⪼ Italy
  • Deruta

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Bosanquet, R. C.

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in greyish-blue, yellow, and brownish-orange)
Foot Diameter 0.5 cm

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides, the reverse, pale greyish-white. Painted in greyish-blue, yellow, and brownish-orange.
Tin-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label with blue printed border

  • Text: H 1
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in red ink
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.80-1904
Primary reference Number: 81103
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 March 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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