Potter: Unknown
Fragment of a border tile from the Palazzo Petrucci, Siena, Tuscany. Buff earthenware, with a small area of tin-glaze on the upper surface. Painted in blue, green, yellow and black.
A cornucopia, part of a bird and part of a monster on a black ground.
History note: Purportedly purchased in Siena by F. Leverton Harris.
F. Leverton Harris Bequest, 1926
Depth: 1.9 cm
Height: 9.9 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1926) by Harris, F. Leverton, The Right Hon.
16th Century
Renaissance
Production date:
circa
AD 1509
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, yellow and black)
Upper Surface
composed of
tin-glaze
Accession number: C.131-1927
Primary reference Number: 81167
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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