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Bowl: C.114-1935

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Current Location: Gallery 33

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware, coated in a white and blue glaze painted with lustre

Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white and blue glaze painted with lustre.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a plain rim, sits on a foot ring
Interior: the rim is painted with a band of lustre. On the body, radiating panel design comprising blue Maltese cross painted with lustre lines and dashes. Between the arms of this cross panels contain either scrolling half palmettes or arabesques reserved in lustre.
Exterior: lustre band continues on the rim, on the upper body an inscription is painted in lustre. Glaze runs over the surface, terminating on the upper foot ring where it is heavily pitted. Spots of glaze are present on the under side of the foot ring.

Notes

History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased

Legal notes

Purchased with the Glaisher Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.5 cm
Weight: 184 g
Width: 15.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank

Dating

12th Century, Late
Circa 1170 CE - Circa 1199 CE

Note

Monumental style

School or Style

Seljuk

Components of the work

Exterior Body composed of glaze ( blue, runs over the surface, terminating on the upper foot ring where it is heavily pitted. Spots of glaze are present on the under side of the foot ring) oxide colours ( lustre)
Interior composed of oxide colours ( lustre) glaze ( white, blue)
Rim Diameter 15.3 cm
Base Diameter 5.8 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in white and blue glaze painted with lustre

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.114-1935
Primary reference Number: 71406
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.77

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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