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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.
Bequeathed by Lady Courtney of Penwith
Depth: 3.3 cm
Height: 25.2 cm
Weight: 2151 g
Width: 24.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1929-05-29) by Lady Courtney of Penwith
16th Century, second half-17th Century#
Ottoman
Circa
1560
CE
-
Circa
1699
CE
Syrian, Damascus
Upper Surface composed of glaze ( pitted, colourless, contains small air bubbles) painting underglaze ( turquoise, olive green, blue, brown and black)
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in turquoise, olive green, blue, brown and black under a colourless glaze in which air bubbles are visible
Accession number: C.1-1929
Primary reference Number: 17535
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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