Current Location: Gallery 33
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Fritware with applied decoration covered in a green glaze
Buff fritware, probably mould made with applied decoration, covered in a green glaze
Shape: hemispherical bowl with straight neck and plain rim on a narrow foot ring.
Interior: three moulded fish swim around the base in a whorl with their heads facing inwards. Green glaze runs unevenly over the surface.
Exterior: moulded imitation lotus petals on the body. The green glaze runs over the surface in places touching the foot ring.
Notes
History note: Found at Gurgan
Legal notes
Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019
Measurements and weight
Height: 10.8 cm
Weight: 530 g
Width: 21.8 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Allocated
(2019-07-01)
by
Ades Family
Dating
14th Century
Circa
1300
-
Circa
1399
School or Style
Il-Khanid
Components of the work
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( green, runs over the surface in places touching the foot ring)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( green)
Rim
Diameter 21.8 cm
Base
Diameter 6.3 cm
Interior Base
Materials used in production
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Moulded
: Buff fritware, probably mould made with applied decoration, covered in a green glaze
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: rectangular paper label
- Text: edging line, '128'
- Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
- Method of creation: Printed in black
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.66-2019
Primary reference Number: 71096
Previous ID: AL.80-1948
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Thursday 17 February 2022
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
