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Dish: C.135-1935

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Current Location: In storage

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Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware coated in white glaze painted with black, red, lustre and grey

Fritware, coated in a thick, crazed white glaze painted (probably over the glaze) with black, red, shades of grey and gilded.
Shape: plain rim on a shallow, hemispherical bowl sitting on a wide, moderately high foot ring.
Interior: a grey dentilated pattern on the rim above a thin black concentric line, both framing decoration on the body which is outlined and detailed in black and painted in black, red and shades of grey. This design comprises an enthroned figure, flanked by attendants to the right and left, as well as by griffins and arabesques above and below. The attendant figures have one arm raised toward the enthroned figure, all of them wearing gold leaf arm bands. Both humans and griffins wear red or grey hats and their robes, or coats, are painted in grey or red and are lightly incised with a variety of patterns from circles to swirling tendrils. The pointed leaves of the arabesques are painted with grey and are adorned with red dots.
Exterior: rim is painted in grey. A thick, even glaze covers the surface to the mid point on the exterior of the foot ring.

Notes

History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased

Legal notes

Purchased with the Glaisher Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 7 cm
Weight: 352 g
Width: 18.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa 1180 - 1219

School or Style

Seljuk

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Interior composed of pigment ( black, red, shades of grey) gold leaf ( small areas, to form arm bands on figures) glaze ( thick white, slightly crazed)
Exterior Rim composed of pigment ( grey)
Exterior composed of glaze ( thick, white, slightly crazed, to mid point on foot ring)
Rim Diameter 18.5 cm
Base Diameter 8 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, coated in a thick, crazed white glaze painted (probably over the glaze) with black, red, shades of grey and gilding

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and left hand edge

  • Text: "LENT BY" (printed in black) /Brangwyn (typed in purple) /"No." (printed) "116" (hand written in black); "111 " (hand written in pencil and crossed out)
  • Location: Exterior base (underside foot ring)
  • Method of creation: Printed, typed, hand written
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.135-1935
Primary reference Number: 71856
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.46
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 May 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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