Jug
ca. 1480 (made)
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Jug of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. With a loop handle. Ovoid body with a wide mouth pinched in to form a lip. The body has a shield of arms surrounded by floral devices within a wreath of foliage tied with ribbons.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours |
| Brief description | Jug with a loop handle, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, made in Siena, ca. 1480. |
| Physical description | Jug of tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours. With a loop handle. Ovoid body with a wide mouth pinched in to form a lip. The body has a shield of arms surrounded by floral devices within a wreath of foliage tied with ribbons. |
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| Gallery label | Jug
Made in Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Tin-glazed earthenware
1223-1901(16/07/2008) |
| Object history | Dug up in Florence. Bought from Sig. Giuseppe Salvadori, Via dei Fossi 9, Florence Purchase price note: Bought for £1 7s 7d. |
| Production | J Mallet Strange shape because of restoration A Florentine family, Tei, bire this coat, but with a single nail rising from the summit of the mount. (Rackham cat.) Stated by Cora (Storia della maiolica di Firenze etc. 1973n. 278 D.) to be Florentine Zone. Sig. Francovick thought this could be Sienese end C15. (1982) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 98 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 1223-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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