Fragment
ca. 1530-60 (made)
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Portion of a bowl of buff-coloured earthenware, covered inside with a red slip, with deeply incised inscriptions under a yellowish glaze. In the middle is the sacred monogram, IHS, and round the sides are an inscription. The bowl has a flat base, moulded rim, with a small ridge-like handle projecting from the portion which remains. The inscriptions are in Gothic characters executed with a five-toothed implement. The words 'dieu' and 'tout' are separated by two interlaced triangles.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Buff-coloured earthenware covered with a red slip and with incised decoration |
| Brief description | Portion of a bowl of buff-coloured earthenware covered with a red slip and with decoration incised through the slip consisting of the Sacred Monogram and part of a text. Found in Paris. French, Beauvais, about 1530-60. |
| Physical description | Portion of a bowl of buff-coloured earthenware, covered inside with a red slip, with deeply incised inscriptions under a yellowish glaze. In the middle is the sacred monogram, IHS, and round the sides are an inscription. The bowl has a flat base, moulded rim, with a small ridge-like handle projecting from the portion which remains. The inscriptions are in Gothic characters executed with a five-toothed implement. The words 'dieu' and 'tout' are separated by two interlaced triangles. |
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| Credit line | Given by J.H. Fitzhenry. |
| Object history | Found in Paris. Given by J.H. Fitzhenry. Formerly Victor Gay Collection. |
| Production | Found in Paris. |
| Bibliographic reference | Pots de terre. Fragments d'histoire, exhibition catalogue, Rouen, 1999 |
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| Accession number | C.212-1909 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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