Potter: Unknown
Fritware, painted in blue and black under a turquoise glaze
Fritware, mould made, painted in blue and black, both have which have run, under a transparent turquoise glaze.
Shape: fluted cylindrical body with a carination at the shoulder leading to a spouted neck; tapers in the lower body toward a foot ring base. A strap handle with thumb rest is attached to the neck and shoulder.
Exterior: on the neck a two black palmettes flank the spout, which is decorated with a black cable pattern and black lines. Black scrolls are painted in the shoulder, while on the body the flutes are painted alternately with a black cable pattern and black fleurs de lys. Blue lines are painted either side of the flutes, on the shoulder and rim. The handle is painted with black lines and a black cable pattern. Impurities in the glaze leave small areas uncovered, particularly on the neck; otherwise the glaze covers to the exterior foot ring where it terminates unevenly.
Interior: blue pigment from the rim has run into the interior, otherwise undecorated except for turquoise glaze.
History note: Found at Gurgan
Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019
Height: 35 cm
Weight: 1139 g
Width: 16.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2019-07-01) by Ades Family
13th Century, Early
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue, black)
glaze
( turquoise, impurities in the glaze leave small areas uncovered, particularly on the neck; otherwise covers to the exterior foot ring where it terminates unevenly)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( turquoise)
Rim
Diameter 10.2 cm
Base
Diameter 10.5 cm
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue and black, both have which have run, under a transparent turquoise glaze
Inscription present: black rectangular paper label
Inscription present: white rectangular paper label
Inscription present: written directly onto the object surface
Accession number: C.60-2019
Primary reference Number: 71049
Previous ID: AL.18-1948
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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