Production: Unidentified Faenza pottery (Probably)
Fragment of a dish centre. Buff earthenware, tin-glazed pale blue on both sides (a berettino glaze). Painted in dark blue, yellow, pale brown and white. Approximately circular with slightly convex centre and irregularly chipped edge. A circular medallion containing a three-quarter length figure of St Dominic, holding a heart in his out-stretched left hand, and a cross and a lily in his right, against a dark blue ground, enclosed by a narrow blue band and a white band with short strokes projecting from it (resembling blanket stitch). On the reverse are the ends of yellow lines and blue squiggles radiating from the concave base.
History note: Probably from the collection of Frederick Leverton Harris (1864-1926); his widow, Mrs F. Leverton Harris
Given by Mrs F. Leverton Harris
Diameter: 10.9 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1928-08-24) by Harris, Frederick Leverton, Mrs
16th Century
Renaissance
Circa
1515
CE
-
1540
CE
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( in dark blue, yellow, pale brown and white)
pale blue
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, tin-glazed pale blue on both sides (a berettino glaze), and painted in dark blue, yellow, pale brown and white.
Accession number: C.17-1928
Primary reference Number: 81164
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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