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Production: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue and turquoise under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue and turquoise under a colourless glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a plain rim, sits on a tall, cylindrical foot ring.
Interior: on the body a frieze of almond shaped medallions, containing rosettes and spiralling tadpole leaves reserved in turquoise, and flower pots containing symmetrical flower arrangements. On the base a central rosette with radiating tadpole leaves painted in a spiral and reserved in blue.
Exterior: on the body, painted in blue, a frieze of large flowers, spiralling stems and leaves is painted above a band of angular, slanted leaves. On the foot stylised meandering scrollwork is reserved in blue. The base is glazed except for the rim of the foot ring.
History note: Formerly on loan, from the collection of Lt. Col. The Hon. M.T. Boscawen, D.S.O., M.C., given in his memory
Given anonymously in memory of Lt. Col. The Hon. M.T. Boscawen, D.S.O., M.C., 1979
Height: 15 cm
Weight: 1234 g
Width: 27.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1979) by Anonymous
16th Century, Early
Circa
1530
CE
-
Circa
1535
CE
Potter’s style
Base
Diameter 11 cm
Rim
Diameter 27.8 cm
blue (cobalt), turquoise
Pigment
colourless, except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue and turquoise under a colourless glaze
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: circular paper label
Accession number: C.12-1979
Primary reference Number: 71601
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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