Buff earthenware, lead-glazed yellowish-brown on the inside and tin-glazed on the exterior. Painted in blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese-brown. Five-sided fragment of the shoulder of a hollow vessel with throwing ridges on the interior. Part of a foliage design. The tin-glaze is crazed.
History note: One of a group of sherds, acquired by R.C. Bosanquet accompanied by a label stating: ‘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: 9.8 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Bosanquet, R. C.
16th Century
Renaissance
Circa
1500
CE
-
1600
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese-brown)
Inside
composed of
lead-glaze
Outside
composed of
tin-glaze
Exterior
Inscription present: rectangular with blue border
Accession number: C.97-1904
Primary reference Number: 81121
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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