Maiolica Styles in the Middle Ages: Maiolica Arcaica

	Maiolica Arcaica
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Maiolica arcaica typically features decoration only in brown (manganese glaze) and green (copper glaze) on the white (tin glaze) background, though later examples have a bit of yellow or orange as well. Bacino with a design of leaves (V&A 15-1871), southern Italy or Sicily, 1230-1250 Pitcher, Orvieto, second half of the 13th century Dish with a man in a particolored tunic holding lilies (V&A C.120-1978), southern Italy, c. 1250-1300 Jug (Fitzwilliam C.27-1991), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350 Jug with a grid pattern (Fitzwilliam C.28-1991), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350 Jug with a shield on each side (Fitzwilliam C.29-1991), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350 Jug with leaves and lines (Fitzwilliam C.26-1991), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350 Jug (Fitzwilliam C.112-1927), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350 Two-handled cup with a long-tailed bird (Fitzwilliam C.96-1927), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350 Dish with a woman and antelopes (Fitzwilliam C.130-1933), Orvieto, c. 1275-1350 Two-handled bowl with a peacock (Fitzwilliam C.82-1927), Orvieto, c. 1275-1375 Jug with a bird (Scotland A.1971.696), Tuscany or Orvieto, c. 1275-1375 Jug with pinecones (Fitzwilliam C.90-1927), Orvieto, c. 1275-1350 Jug with a coat of arms flanked by pinecones, Orvieto, c. 1275-1375 Jug (Scotland A.1971.125), northern Lazio, c. 1275-1425 Jug with a long-necked bird, possibly a crane (V&A C.326-1914), Orvieto, late 13th century or early 14th century Bowl with a bird, possibly an eagle, against a cross-hatched background (V&A C.202-1928), Orvieto, late 13th century or early 14th century Two jugs from Orvieto, c. 1300 Albarello with two rabbits (Cleveland 1943.276), Paterna, 14th century Albarello with pseudo-Kufic letters (Cleveland 1945.28), Paterna, 14th century Jug with scale pattern (Cleveland 1991.112), Siena, c. 1350 Jug with a crowned lion rampant (Scotland A.1971.695), Romagna or Marches, late 14th century Fragment of a jug with a stag (V&A C.116-1914), Orvieto, late 14th century Basin with a fish (V&A C.330-1914), Orvieto, c. 1375-1425 Jug with a star in a double wreath (Scotland A.1956.1421), Orvieto or northern Lazio, 14th-15th century Jug (V&A 1148-1904), Tuscany, end of the 14th century or early 15th century Cup with an image of the Agnus Dei (V&A 1253-1901), late 14th century or early 15th century Bowl with a bird (V&A C.175-1912), Orvieto, c. 1375-1450 Drug jar with two fish against a cross-hatched background (V&A C.328-1914), Orvieto, early 15th century Jug with the letter A (V&A 1133-1904), early 15th century Jug with a shield with a fleur de lys (V&A C.117-1914), Orvieto, c. 1400-1450 Drug pot with geometric and leafy designs (V&A C.327-1914), first half of the 15th century Drug jar with trefoils and leaves (V&A C.113-1914), Orvieto or Deruta, c. 1450

Maiolica Arcaica

Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics from the Corcoran Gallery of Art Collection

Italian Maiolica (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks)

Maiolica arcaica typically features decoration only in brown (manganese glaze) and green (copper glaze) on the white (tin glaze) background, though later examples have a bit of yellow or orange as well.

Bacino with a design of leaves (V&A 15-1871), southern Italy or Sicily, 1230-1250
Pitcher, Orvieto, second half of the 13th century
Dish with a man in a particolored tunic holding lilies (V&A C.120-1978), southern Italy, c. 1250-1300
Jug (Fitzwilliam C.27-1991), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350
Jug with a grid pattern (Fitzwilliam C.28-1991), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350
Jug with a shield on each side (Fitzwilliam C.29-1991), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350
Jug with leaves and lines (Fitzwilliam C.26-1991), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350
Jug (Fitzwilliam C.112-1927), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350
Two-handled cup with a long-tailed bird (Fitzwilliam C.96-1927), Orvieto, c. 1250-1350
Dish with a woman and antelopes (Fitzwilliam C.130-1933), Orvieto, c. 1275-1350
Two-handled bowl with a peacock (Fitzwilliam C.82-1927), Orvieto, c. 1275-1375
Jug with a bird (Scotland A.1971.696), Tuscany or Orvieto, c. 1275-1375
Jug with pinecones (Fitzwilliam C.90-1927), Orvieto, c. 1275-1350
Jug with a coat of arms flanked by pinecones, Orvieto, c. 1275-1375
Jug (Scotland A.1971.125), northern Lazio, c. 1275-1425
Jug with a long-necked bird, possibly a crane (V&A C.326-1914), Orvieto, late 13th century or early 14th century
Bowl with a bird, possibly an eagle, against a cross-hatched background (V&A C.202-1928), Orvieto, late 13th century or early 14th century
Two jugs from Orvieto, c. 1300
Albarello with two rabbits (Cleveland 1943.276), Paterna, 14th century
Albarello with pseudo-Kufic letters (Cleveland 1945.28), Paterna, 14th century
Jug with scale pattern (Cleveland 1991.112), Siena, c. 1350
Jug with a crowned lion rampant (Scotland A.1971.695), Romagna or Marches, late 14th century
Fragment of a jug with a stag (V&A C.116-1914), Orvieto, late 14th century
Basin with a fish (V&A C.330-1914), Orvieto, c. 1375-1425
Jug with a star in a double wreath (Scotland A.1956.1421), Orvieto or northern Lazio, 14th-15th century
Jug (V&A 1148-1904), Tuscany, end of the 14th century or early 15th century
Cup with an image of the Agnus Dei (V&A 1253-1901), late 14th century or early 15th century
Bowl with a bird (V&A C.175-1912), Orvieto, c. 1375-1450
Drug jar with two fish against a cross-hatched background (V&A C.328-1914), Orvieto, early 15th century
Jug with the letter A (V&A 1133-1904), early 15th century
Jug with a shield with a fleur de lys (V&A C.117-1914), Orvieto, c. 1400-1450
Drug pot with geometric and leafy designs (V&A C.327-1914), first half of the 15th century
Drug jar with trefoils and leaves (V&A C.113-1914), Orvieto or Deruta, c. 1450