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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in a white glaze painted in four colours
Fritware, wheel thrown and mould made, coated in white glaze painted with red, blue, turquoise and black.
Shape: bulbous body with a cylindrical neck and plain rim, sits on a low foot ring. Opposing cheetah handles and angular spouts are attached to the upper body.
Exterior: on the rim a dentilated pattern is painted in blue. On the neck an epigraphic band is painted in blue and is interspersed with turquoise leaves and red dots. On the body arabesques of turquoise half-palmettes, sketchy blue birds and red dots covers the surface. On the cheetah handles and the spouts continuation of the patterns from the body are present, except on the head of the animals, which are painted turquoise with black lines to indicate features. Glaze covers the surface to the foot ring where it terminates unevenly.
Interior: on the neck an epigraphic band is painted in black. The surface is coated in a glaze but otherwise is undecorated.
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 14.6 cm
Weight: 694 g
Width: 20.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa
1170
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Interior Neck
composed of
pigment
( black)
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( red, blue, turquoise and black)
glaze
( white, covers the surface to the foot ring where it terminates unevenly)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( white)
Rim
Diameter 11.4 cm
Base
Diameter 8.7 cm
Body
Handles, Spouts
Inscription present: painted in black over the glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Accession number: C.128-1935
Primary reference Number: 71726
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.17
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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