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Potter: Unknown
Buff earthenware, mould made, covered in a pitted turquoise glaze
Shape: hexagonal tile with slightly bevelled sides
Upper side: covered with an opaque turquoise glaze
Underside: undecorated
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transfered from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Diameter: 15 cm
Height: 1 cm
Weight: 299 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
Circa
1300
CE
-
Circa
1399
CE
Upper Surface composed of glaze ( turquoise)
Moulding : Buff earthenware, mould made, covered in a pitted turquoise glaze
Inscription present: last figure is indistinct, could be another 9
Accession number: C.406-1991
Primary reference Number: 17517
Packing number: ISCER 982
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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