Part of a dish made up of eight joined fragments
Pottery: Unidentified Harlow pottery
Earthenware, slip-trailed and lead-glazed
Red eathenware, thrown, and slip-trailed in cream which appears yellow under the lead-glaze; reverse unglazed. Originally circular with narrow sloping rim, thickened on the underside, curved sides, and almost flat base. Decorated on the rim with a border of two scalloped lines wtih the curves in opposite directions so as to form ovals and rhomboids. On the sides part of an inscription 'I Y ENDE 0 ' with below, two triangular motifs with cells, flanked by a stem between two curling tendrils
History note: Mr Alfred Billson collection; sold Sotheby's, 21 December 1908
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequst
Diameter: 32 cm
Height: 5.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Mid#
Charles I
Commonwealth
Circa
1640
CE
-
1660
CE
Slipware was made by several potteries in the Harlow area in the 17th century. They were described as as Metropolitan Slipware because of finds in the London area.
Decoration
composed of
slip
( cream)
Front
composed of
lead-glaze
red Earthenware
Throwing : Red eathenware, thrown, and slip-trailed in cream which appears yellow under the lead-glaze; reverse unglazed
Accession number: C.71-1928
Primary reference Number: 138112
Old object number: 2960a
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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