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Fritware painted in four colours under a colourless glaze
Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green, turquoise and black under a colourless glaze.
Forms part of a panel comprising twenty three tiles. A large square tile which is part of a 4th row of three tiles, joins to one other large tile (C.4I-1928) and one a small fragment (C.4O-1928). Row includes another smaller fragment (C.4M-1948)
Upper surface: the tiles on the lower four rows are all decorated with a similar pattern comprising festooned manderolas linked by sinuous stems, both outlined in black, bordered with turquoise and containing floral sprays reserved in blue with green or turquoise. The surrounding area is filed with vine leaves, bunches of grapes and flowers including tulips painted in blue or green with turquoise highlights.
Lower surface: undecorated except for splashes of glaze and areas of plaster
History note: Willaim Morris; Morris & Co.
Given by The Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum
Depth: 2.5 cm
Height: 26.1 cm
Weight: 2646 g
Width: 27.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1928-06-04) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
16th Century, Late
Circa
1574
CE
-
Circa
1599
CE
Syrian, Damascus
Upper Surface composed of glaze ( colourless) pigment ( in blue, green, turquoise, with black outlines)
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green, turquoise and black under a colourless glaze
Accession number: C.4K-1928
Primary reference Number: 28899
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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