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Source Description
The distinctive shape of this jug and its decorative glazes point to a kiln in Siena. The body of the vessel is painted in green and manganese to create an unusual scale pattern. Distinctive regional shapes and styles developed in medieval Italy making it possible to assign vessels such as this to a particular region.
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Document identity
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155785
label
Jug
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object
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1
Source metadata
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155785
contentType
object
title
Jug
description
The distinctive shape of this jug and its decorative glazes point to a kiln in Siena. The body of the vessel is painted in green and manganese to create an unusual scale pattern. Distinctive regional shapes and styles developed in medieval Italy making it possible to assign vessels such as this to a particular region.
date
c. 1350
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79944180
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 26.9 x 10 cm (10 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
cul
Italy, Siena
accession
1991.112
Source extras
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
tombstone
Jug, c. 1350. Italy, Siena. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 26.9 x 10 cm (10 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Rainer Zietz, 1991.112
collection
Decorative Arts
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 65
creditline
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Rainer Zietz
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2026-05-29 08:05:19.118000
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155785
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
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