Cup
late 14th century or early 15th century (made)
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Cup, tin-glazed earthenware, with a cylindrical body and a small foot and a loop handle. The cup has been restored and it would have had another loop handle. Buff earthenware painted with an image of the Agnus Dei in the bowl in green and brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Buff earthenware covered with a thin tin glaze and painted in copper green and manganese brown. Possibly Florence, Italy, late 14th or early 15th century. |
| Physical description | Cup, tin-glazed earthenware, with a cylindrical body and a small foot and a loop handle. The cup has been restored and it would have had another loop handle. Buff earthenware painted with an image of the Agnus Dei in the bowl in green and brown. |
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| Object history | Bought from Sig. Giuseppe Salvadori, Via dei Fossi 9, Florence nos 1229 to 1284-1901 bought for £ 21.6.4d. Said to have been dug up in Florence. At time of acquisition was thought to be 14th century. Subsequent dating was about 1400 and then late 14th to early 15th century. |
| Historical context | A two-handled cup of the same shape with a somewhat similar rendering of the Agnus Dei was found at Orvieto and is pictured in Bode, Anfänge, p.2. Other, similarly painted, two handled small bowls have been found in Orvieto (La ceramica orvietano). |
| Production | Found in Florence and probably made there |
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| Other number | 8 - Rackham (1977) |
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| Accession number | 1253-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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