Fragment, Bowl
1480 to 1500 (made), late 15th-16th century (made)
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This fragment of a bowl is known as a 'kiln waster'. The bowl was made, then covered with a white slip, decoration was incised through this slip and it was fired in a kiln. This is known as the biscuit firing. It was at this stage that the bowl was damaged and then discarded.
Images of women's heads in profile are common in Italian Renaissance ceramics. A fragmentary bowel in the Fondazione Fioini in Legnago has a very similar image and probably were made in the same workshop. Both bowls were given by Maria Fiorini who excavated sites in Legnago.The large number of kiln wasters discovered at Legnago suggests the presence of several ceramic workshops in the area in the 15th and 16th centuries.
The dotted background on this fragment was executed with a rouletted wheel. The main image was incised first and then the background was dotted. The decorator of this object accidentally scored over the woman's chin with his wheel.
Images of women's heads in profile are common in Italian Renaissance ceramics. A fragmentary bowel in the Fondazione Fioini in Legnago has a very similar image and probably were made in the same workshop. Both bowls were given by Maria Fiorini who excavated sites in Legnago.The large number of kiln wasters discovered at Legnago suggests the presence of several ceramic workshops in the area in the 15th and 16th centuries.
The dotted background on this fragment was executed with a rouletted wheel. The main image was incised first and then the background was dotted. The decorator of this object accidentally scored over the woman's chin with his wheel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Red earthenware covered with white slip and decoration incised through the slip |
| Brief description | One of fifty-four fragments of sgraffito earthenware. Italian, Legnago, last quarter of 15th-16th century. |
| Physical description | One of fifty-four fragments of earthenware with decoration incised through white slip, kiln spurs, etc. |
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| Credit line | Given by Signora M. Fiorini. |
| Object history | Given by Maria Fioroni from her excavations in Legnago. |
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| Summary | This fragment of a bowl is known as a 'kiln waster'. The bowl was made, then covered with a white slip, decoration was incised through this slip and it was fired in a kiln. This is known as the biscuit firing. It was at this stage that the bowl was damaged and then discarded. Images of women's heads in profile are common in Italian Renaissance ceramics. A fragmentary bowel in the Fondazione Fioini in Legnago has a very similar image and probably were made in the same workshop. Both bowls were given by Maria Fiorini who excavated sites in Legnago.The large number of kiln wasters discovered at Legnago suggests the presence of several ceramic workshops in the area in the 15th and 16th centuries. The dotted background on this fragment was executed with a rouletted wheel. The main image was incised first and then the background was dotted. The decorator of this object accidentally scored over the woman's chin with his wheel. |
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| Accession number | C.12B-1952 |
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| Record created | October 22, 2008 |
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