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Jarlet: C.5-1937

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Compressed globular jarlet with one ring handle missing, and the other cracked. The neck slants slightly inwards with a small cut off mouth. The upper half of the body is decorated with a moulded floral scroll pattern. The upper and lower body fairly smoothly joined. The lower body is decorated with carved, fluted striations. Carefully carved unglazed ring foot and base. Gray biscuit. The matt finish on the jarlet may have been caused by burial

Notes

History note: Records indicate that the jarlet comes from Borneo

Legal notes

Giving by Oscar C. Raphael

Measurements and weight

Height: 6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1937) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

Yuan Dynasty
14th Century
1300 - 1368

Components of the work

Lower Body
Ring Foot, Base
Upper Body

Materials used in production

Celadon glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.5-1937
Primary reference Number: 138589

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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