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Potter: Unknown
Fritware, covered with a turquoise glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, covered with a turquoise glaze
Shape: carinated cylindrical body with central ridge; descends onto a conical lower body and flared foot ring and ascends via an additional ridge onto a tubular, collared neck topped by a cup shaped mouth with everted rim.
Exterior: ridges are carved or incised into the surface, otherwise simply coated with a turquoise glaze, which runs over the body and terminates above or on the foot ring.
Interior: mouth is partially covered with glaze; a light covering is present on the remainder of the visible surface.
History note: Purportedly found in the Gurgan area; the father of Major Raymond Ades; Major Raymond Ades; Major Raymond Ades by whom lent to the Fitzwilliam in 1948; the Ades family
Given by the Ades family to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the opening of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 31.5 cm
Weight: 989 g
Width: 18.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1998-11-23) by Ades Family
12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa
1170
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Interior
composed of
glaze
( turquoise, partially covering the mouth, a light covering visible on the remainder of the visible surface)
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( turquoise, running over the body and terminating above or on the foot ring.)
Rim
Diameter 8 cm
Base
Diameter 9.4 cm
Exterior
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, covered with a turquoise glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label
Inscription present: small black rectangle with reserved white
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with red border, inscribed in black ink
Accession number: C.54-1998
Primary reference Number: 28803
Old loan number: AL.19-1948
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/28803 Accessed: 2024-11-21 20:03:55
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 20:03:55|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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