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Current Location: Gallery 33

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Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze

Fritware, mould made, painted in turquoise, olive green, blue, brown and black under a colourless glaze in which air bubbles are visible.
Shape: roughly square with slightly bevelled edges on the upper and lower sides
Upper side: polychrome floral spray dominates the surface, centred on a large tulip with white dots and a rose still in bud, the later is clasped with another rosette using an agrafe. Blue doted saz leaves with green central stems frame the spray, while turquoise cloud bands protrude from the upper edge.
Underside: undecorated but impressed to improve adhesion qualities and partly covered with wall plaster.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Lady Courtney of Penwith

Measurements and weight

Depth: 3.3 cm
Height: 25.2 cm
Weight: 2151 g
Width: 24.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1929-05-29) by Lady Courtney of Penwith

Dating

16th Century, second half-17th Century
Ottoman
Circa 1560 CE - Circa 1699 CE

Note

Syrian, Damascus

School or Style

Ottoman

Components of the work

Upper Surface composed of glaze ( pitted, colourless, contains small air bubbles) painting underglaze ( turquoise, olive green, blue, brown and black)

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in turquoise, olive green, blue, brown and black under a colourless glaze in which air bubbles are visible

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1-1929
Primary reference Number: 17535

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 March 2024

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

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