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Potter: Unknown
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.
History note: Found at Gurgan
Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019
Height: 7.8 cm
Weight: 229 g
Width: 15.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2019-07-01) by Ades Family
13th Century, Early
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
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
Throwing : Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label with serrated edges
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label with red printed border
Inscription present: black rectangular paper label
Accession number: C.92-2019
Primary reference Number: 140046
Old object number: AL.68-1948
Previous ID: AL.7-1983
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140046 Accessed: 2024-05-10 12:38:46
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University of Cambridge}}
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