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Fritware coated in blue glaze and painted in red, buff and black and gilded
Reddish fritware, wheel thrown, coated in blue glaze painted in red, buff and black and gilded in small sections.
Shape: pear-shaped bottle with narrow, neck and sitting on a low foot ring
Exterior: rim is painted red, below a frieze of buff horseshoe arches. On the neck, feather like leaves outlined in red and gilded are interspersed with buff or red scrolling foliage. On the shoulder, below a black band, a frieze of trefoils and lozenges are also outlined in red with occasional gilding remaining. On the body, further feather shaped leaves alternate with medallions containing a central star and surrounded by lozenges, both outlined in red, gilded and surrounded by buff scrolling foliage. On the lower body a black band, contained within red concentric lines, is dotted in buff; below buff arched lines which radiate towards the base. Glaze runs unevenly over the lower body, in places reaching the foot ring.
Interior: blue glaze continues on the visible interior surface.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 28.2 cm
Weight: 939 g
Width: 17.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
13th Century, Late-14th Century
Circa
1260
-
1399
Interior
composed of
glaze
( blue, on visible surface)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( blue, runs unevenly over the lower body in places reaching the foot ring)
gold leaf
( gilding embellishment)
pigment
( red, buff, black)
Rim
Diameter 2 cm
Base
Diameter 9.3 cm
Throwing : Reddish fritware, wheel thrown, coated in blue glaze painted in red, buff and black and gilded in small sections
Inscription present: rectangular paper label
Accession number: C.127-1935
Primary reference Number: 71709
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BR.23
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) "Bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71709 Accessed: 2024-11-06 01:42:26
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