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Fritware, painted in blue under a turquoise glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in dark blue under a turquoise glaze
Shape: rolled rim on a straight neck on an inverted pear-shaped body, sits on a low foot ring
Exterior: a pair of concentric lines is painted on the neck, while on the shoulder a concentric line is crossed through with diagonal lines. On the body, a frieze of triangles divided by diagonal lines and containing solid triangles hang from a concentric line. These triangles are separated by juxtaposed pseudo-tassel marks. A further pair of concentric lines is painted roughly on the lower body. The glaze covers the body irregularly leaving small areas uncovered; glaze runs unevenly over the lower body, partially covering the foot ring with a thinner coverage on the underside.
Interior: glazed but without any other decoration
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 20.4 cm
Weight: 1136 g
Width: 17.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
18th Century
Circa
1700
-
1799
Safavid (1501-1738)
Qajar (1779-1924)#
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( dark blue)
Base
Diameter 11.2 cm
Rim
Diameter 11.3 cm
turquoise, covers the exterior body irregularly leaving small areas uncovered; glaze runs unevenly over the lower body, partially covering the foot ring with a thinner coverage on the underside
Glaze
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in dark blue under a turquoise glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: juxtaposed, separate triangle pattern
Accession number: C.10-1923
Primary reference Number: 71151
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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