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Potter: Unknown
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 small, rectangular fragment of a larger tile, which joins with larger tiles (C.4K-1928 and C.4H-1928) and forms part of the 4th row that includes large tile (C.4I-1928) and smaller fragment (C.4M-1928).
Upper surface: painted with a fragmentary section of a stem, tulip stem and vine leaf. These form part of a larger pattern on the principal four rows of the panel comprising a pattern of 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: 2.3 cm
Height: 3.2 cm
Weight: 327 g
Width: 26.2 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 outline)
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green, turquoise and black under a colourless glaze
Accession number: C.4O-1928
Primary reference Number: 28904
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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