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Bowl

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, with narrow wavy rim. Inside, a landscape with a large tree in the foreground, ruins and a watermill, and three men fishing. On the rim, a border of petals in orange on a yellow ground . The outside plain. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, olive green and manganese purple.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Bowl, tin-glazed earthenware, depicting a landscape with tree, ruins and a watermill, and three men fishing, Castelli, Italy, ca. 1750
Physical description
Bowl, with narrow wavy rim. Inside, a landscape with a large tree in the foreground, ruins and a watermill, and three men fishing. On the rim, a border of petals in orange on a yellow ground . The outside plain. Painted in blue, yellow, orange, olive green and manganese purple.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.5cm (Note: conversion from inches)
  • Diameter: 32cm
Gallery label
Bowl Made in Italy Tin-glazed earthenware C.249-1913 Given by Bernard H. Webb, Esq.(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by Bernard H. Webb, Esq.
Bibliographic reference
Rackham, Bernard. Catalogue of Italian Maiolica, London : H.M.S.O., 1977
Other number
1153 - Rackham (1940)
Collection
Accession number
C.249-1913

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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