Current Location: Gallery 33
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Fritware painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Shape: carinated bowl with a plain rim, sits on a slightly flared foot ring
Interior: on the rim black dentilation is reserved in a band of blue that is enclosed by a black line. On the body, a fleurs-de-lys pattern radiates from the base. In the roundel, framed by a black band and dashes, a stylised floral spray is reserved in blue. Glaze defects on the roundel.
Exterior: on the rim blue pigment spills over from the interior. On the body black water weeds are painted. Glaze covers the surface, running unevenly on the foot ring; a light covering of glaze is present on the underside of the foot ring.
Notes
History note: Found at Gurgan
Legal notes
Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019
Measurements and weight
Height: 7.8 cm
Weight: 229 g
Width: 15.2 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Allocated
(2019-07-01)
by
Ades Family
Dating
13th Century, Early
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Components of the work
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( transparent, white, defects on the roundel)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( transparent, white, covers the surface, running unevenly on the foot ring; a light covering of glaze is present on the underside of the foot ring)
Rim
Diameter 15.2 cm
Base
Diameter 6.2 cm
Materials used in production
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label with serrated edges
- Text: ‘80’
- Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
- Method of creation: Printed
- Type: Label
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label with red printed border
- Text: ‘Lent by the R. Ades, 1948. No. 68’
- Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
- Method of creation: Hand written
- Type: Label
Inscription present: black rectangular paper label
- Text: ‘24’
- Location: Exterior lower body
- Method of creation: Printed
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.92-2019
Primary reference Number: 140046
Old object number: AL.68-1948
Previous ID: AL.7-1983
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 27 March 2023
Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
