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Tile: C.403-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Earthenware, mould made, covered in a turquoise glaze
Shape: hexagonal tile with slightly bevelled edges
Upper side: covered with an opaque turquoise glaze
Underside: undecorated but remains of plaster adhered.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transfered from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 14 cm
Height: 1.7 cm
Weight: 296 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

14th Century
Circa 1300 CE - Circa 1399 CE

School or Style

Il-Khanid

Components of the work

Upper Surface composed of glaze ( turquoise)

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Earthenware, mould made, covered in a turquoise glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular paper label adherred to the upper surface

  • Text: '100' printed in black and below ' /16' in pencil
  • Location: Glazed surface
  • Method of creation: Printed in black ink and written in pencil
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: inscribed directly onto the object surface

  • Text: '16998' (black ink) '1499B' (in pencil)
  • Location: On the underside
  • Method of creation: In black
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.403-1991
Primary reference Number: 17514
Packing number: ISCER 979

Audit data

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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