Jug
ca. 1515 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Jug with handle of tin-glazed earthenware. Decorated with a peacock-feather pattern. In the front is a medallion with arms of Guidacci of Florence.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Jug, tin-glazed earthenware pained in colours with a coat of arms, Montelupo, Italy, ca. 1490-1510 |
| Physical description | Jug with handle of tin-glazed earthenware. Decorated with a peacock-feather pattern. In the front is a medallion with arms of Guidacci of Florence. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ff' (Maker's mark painted below the handle) |
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| Object history | Purchased, Delange, Paris, for £ 60 |
| Production | See Rackham, Bernard : Italian Maiolica. pl.D (London: Faber and Faber 1952). Stated by Cora (Storia della Maiolica di Firenze etc. 1970 NO.220B) to be Florentine Zone, but may be Montelupo. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977 |
| Other number | 330 - Rackham (1977) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2602-1856 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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