Fabric 82.2 - Italian maiolica
Iron-free fabric with no inclusions visible to the eye.
Fired to a buff or light grey.
Fired to a buff or light grey.
Manufacture
Wheel-thrown
Decoration
Glossy white overall tin glaze and polychrome decoration.
Tuscany, ITALY
A wide variety of tin glazed products were produced in Italy in the late 15th and 16th century and it is often difficult to attribute vessels to particular sources. The only published examples from Worcestershire were found during the Deansway excavations in Worcester. These were identified by Alan Vince as coming from Central Italy and some are similar to the products of the workshops at Montelupo in Tuscany.
A wide variety of tin glazed products were produced in Italy in the late 15th and 16th century and it is often difficult to attribute vessels to particular sources. The only published examples from Worcestershire were found during the Deansway excavations in Worcester. These were identified by Alan Vince as coming from Central Italy and some are similar to the products of the workshops at Montelupo in Tuscany.
Medieval to Post Medieval (Late 15th to 16th century)
All the Italian maiolica so far identified in Worcestershire can be dated to the very late 15th to the 16th century.
All the Italian maiolica so far identified in Worcestershire can be dated to the very late 15th to the 16th century.
Surface treatment
White tin glaze and polychrome decoration.
Core colour
Buff