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Pottery: Unknown (Probably)
Slip-coated earthenware with incised decoration painted in green and brownish-yellow under lead-glaze
Pale red earthenware, the interior and exterior coated in cream slip, incised, painted in green and brownish-yellow, and lead-glazed; the underside of the foot and the lower part of the top are undecorated. Circular with carinated sides, curved lower part, and high incurved foot, hollow underneath. The interior has lost most of its decoration, but had an incised circular medallion in the middle, and below the rim, a zig-zag line between horizontal lines, with splashes of green and brownish-yellow over them. On the upper part of the exterior there are four horizontal bands with, over them, a zig-zag line and alternate vertical stripes of green and dark yellow.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Height: 10.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century
15th Century#
Circa
1300
CE
-
1500
CE
Probably from Cyprus
Decoration
composed of
slip
( cream)
Glaze
composed of
lead-glaze
Rim
Diameter 12.2 cm
Interior, Exterior
Throwing : Pale red earthenware, the interior and exterior coated in cream slip, incised, painted in green and brownish-yellow, and lead-glazed; the underside of the foot, and the lower part of the top are undecorated
Inscription present: a circular paper label
Accession number: C.337-1991
Primary reference Number: 23618
Old object number: ISCER/963
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cup" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23618 Accessed: 2024-12-23 04:53:24
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