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Fragments: C.98-1904

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

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

Entities

Categories

Description

Two joined fragments of a bowl with a narrow rim. Buff earthenware, tin-glazed off-white, rather thinly and unevenly on both sides. Painted in dark blue and yellow. The fragments form about half of the well with part of the rim, attached to a length of rim. In the centre is a yellow disk surrounded by four concentric blue circles. On the rim there is a broad yellow band flanked by groups of three dark blue, narrow, concentric circles.

Notes

History note: According to a label accompanying a group of fragments, including this one, given by R.C. Bosanquet in 1904, they were 'Mostly bought in 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.'

Legal notes

Given by R.C. Bosanquet

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.1 cm
Height: 2.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Orvieto ⪼ Umbria ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Renaissance
Circa 1500 CE - 1550 CE

School or Style

Renaissance

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in dark blue and yellow)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed off-white, rather than thinly and unevenly on both sides. Painted in dark blue and yellow.

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular with blue border

  • Text: H 19
  • Location: On back of well
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in red ink
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.98-1904
Primary reference Number: 81122
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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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