Production: Unknown (Probably)
Red earthenware, thickly potted and covered with cream slip on both sides. Part of the base and the sloping side of a dish.
The upper side is incised with part of a leaf (?) and part of a circular geometric border, coloured in green and yellowish-brown under lead glaze which has become slightly iridescent.
History note: Acquired in northern Italy, probably in Bologna between 1908-1910 by the donor, Richard Sneade Brown (1851-1917), of Heathcote, Worthing
Length: 11.2 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1910-05-30) by Brown, Richard Sneade
16th Century
Renaissance
Circa
1500
CE
-
1600
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( in green and yellowish-brown)
Slip-coated
: Red earthenware, thickly potted and covered with cream slip on both sides, coloured in green and yellowish-brown under lead glaze.
Lead-glazing
Inscription present: rectangular label with blue octagonal border
Accession number: C.12-1910
Primary reference Number: 81158
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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