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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in four colours under a colourless glaze
Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green and turquoise under a colourless glaze
Shape: roughly square tile with slightly bevelled edges
Upper surface: all decoration is outlined in black. A central festooned manderola, surrounded by radiating leaves, contains a floral spray clasped by an agrafe both reserved in green. This manderola is reserved against a blue background with blue flowers at the corners of the tile.
Lower surface: undecorated, with remains of plaster adhering to the surface.
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Depth: 2 cm
Height: 23.2 cm
Weight: 1929 g
Width: 23.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932-10) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
17th Century?#
Circa
1600
CE
-
Circa
1699
CE
Syrian, Damascus
Upper Surface
composed of
pigment
( blue, pale green, turquoise, with black outlines)
Decoration
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green and turquoise under a colourless glaze
Inscription present: circular paper label
Accession number: C.200-1932
Primary reference Number: 17537
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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