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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a clear, crazed glaze
Shape: cono-segmental bowl with slightly everted rim and low foot ring
Interior: on the rim a dentilated pattern is painted in black. Radiating from the base and occupying the body, a black ‘Maltese’ cross, painted with blue edging, contains Arabic inscriptions (cursive) in reserve. Four panels created by this cross contain, in their upper sections, a black lobbed medallion with cross hatched central lozenge and sprouting ‘V’ shapes containing peacock’s eyes painted on a blue background. These medallions are flanked by black ferns. On the base, within a pair of concentric lines, the narrowest sections of the panels contain black flowers highlighted with blue.
Exterior: all decoration is painted in black, with a concentric band on the rim and circular scrolls with outlined leaves on the body. On the foot ring, glaze runs unevenly over the surface and a clay adhesion indicates contact with another vessel in the kiln.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 7 cm
Width: 17 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
13th Century, Early
Circa
1200
-
1220
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( clear, crazed)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black)
glaze
( clear, crazed, glaze runs unevenly over the surface of foot ring)
Rim
Diameter 17 cm
Base
Diameter 6.5 cm
Throwing : Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a clear, crazed glaze
Inscription present: radiating design with four vertical black wedges, with edges highlighted in blue and containing an inscription painted in reserve
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around top and right hand edge
Accession number: C.102-1935
Primary reference Number: 71182
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.162
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71182 Accessed: 2024-11-21 19:44:53
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