Production: Unidentified Orvieto pottery (Probably)
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-white on both sides. Painted in blue. Four-sided fragment of a dish centre with a point at the top left side. Part of a central medallion framed by two concentric circles and splodges, enclosing an 'S' and a small eye-like motif near the frame.
History note: One of a group of sherds, purchased 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
Depth: 1.3 cm
Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1904) by Bosanquet, R. C.
16th Century
17th Century#
Circa
1500
CE
-
1700
CE
The central inscription might have been IHS, see C.106-1904.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( in blue)
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed greyish-white on both sides. Painted in blue.
Inscription present: rectangular with blue border
Accession number: C.107-1904
Primary reference Number: 81130
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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