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Fragment: C.112-1904

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Savona factory (Probably)

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Description

Pale yellowish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Mottled in manganese and painted in green, yellow, and manganese. Five-sided fragment including the outer edge of the rim, probably of a dish. Part of a shaped reserve containing a fence (?), reserved in a mottled manganese ground. On the extreme outer edge there is a manganese line.

Notes

History note: One of a group of sherds, bought 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.’

Legal notes

Given by R.C. Bosanquet

Measurements and weight

Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 3.3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Savona ⪼ Liguria ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - 1800 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in green, yellow, and manganese)

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Tin-glazing : Pale yellowish-buff earthenware, tin-glazed on both sides. Mottled in manganese and painted in green, yellow, and manganese.

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: label is missing, but was rectangular with blue border and inscribed I 13 in red ink

  • Text: I 13
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in red ink
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Early/Savona?
  • Method of creation: In black ink
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.112-1904
Primary reference Number: 81136
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 28 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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