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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware coated in a blue glaze
Pinkish earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a blue glaze
Shape: biconical bowl with a sharp carination in the upper body, and an everted, ‘hammer head’ style rim. Sits on a narrow foot ring.
Interior: Coated in a blue glaze with three spur marks on the base resulting from stacking during firing.
Exterior: glaze, which is slightly pitted, runs over the surface ending predominantly on the lower body but with splashes on the exterior foot ring.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 10 cm
Weight: 910 g
Width: 22.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
13th Century
Circa
1200
-
Circa
1299
Unusual to be made in earthenware rather than fritware/stonepaste
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( blue, ending predominantly on the lower body but with splashes on the exterior foot ring)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( blue)
Rim
Diameter 22.4 cm
Base
Diameter 7.3 cm
Throwing : Pinkish earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a blue glaze
Inscription present: Rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Accession number: C.157-1935
Primary reference Number: 72245
Old number: BP.9
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) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72245 Accessed: 2024-12-03 19:21:58
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University of Cambridge}}
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