Probably
Unidentified Orvieto pottery
(Production)
Fragment of a jug. Pale yellowish-buff earthenware, lead-glazed yellowish-brown on the inside, and tin-glazed on the exterior. Painted in blue, yellow, and orange. Irregular-shaped fragment. A part of the same jug as the two fragments labelled C.99-1904. (Description for C.81-1904 and C.99-1904). On the side are two sets of three vertical lines flanking oblique blue strokes. Above is a horizontal yellow line between two blue, and a blue zig-zag with orange trefoils in the spaces, and two more blue horizontal lines. The glaze has crazed.
History note: According to a label accompanying a group of fragments including this one given by R.C. Bosanquet, they were 'Mostly bought at Orvieto; some pieces (marked P at back) from Perugia. The Orvieto pieces, with a few exceptions were found in excavating foundations for houses near the Cathedral.'
Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
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Method of acquisition: Given
(1904)
by
Bosanquet, R. C.
Late 15th century
Early 16th Century
Renaissance
Circa
1480
CE
-
1520
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, yellow, and orange) Interior composed of lead-glaze Exterior composed of tin-glaze
pale yellowish-buff Earthenware
Throwing : Pale yellowish-buff earthenware, lead-glazed yellowish-brown on the inside, tin-glazed on the exterior and painted in blue, yellow, and orange.
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label with blue printed border
Accession number: C.81-1904
Primary reference Number: 81104
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022)
"Fragment"
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