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Potter: Unknown
Fritware, incised and coated in a yellow glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, incised on the interior and coated in a crazed yellow glaze
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a slightly out-turned rim, sits on a narrow, slightly flared foot ring.
Interior: a frieze of scrolling leaves and roundels is incised on the body. Glaze pools in the roundel.
Exterior: glaze runs over the surface, terminating on the foot ring
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 8.5 cm
Weight: 307 g
Width: 17.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa
1170
-
Circa
1220
Interior
composed of
glaze
( yellow, crazed)
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( yellow, terminating on the foot ring)
Rim
Diameter 17.5 cm
Base
Diameter 6.8 cm
Interior Body
Throwing : Fritware, probably wheel thrown, incised on the interior and coated in a crazed yellow glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: written directly onto vessel surface
Accession number: C.159-1935
Primary reference Number: 72274
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD
Old number: BP.85
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/72274 Accessed: 2024-11-10 01:32:00
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72274
|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-10 01:32:00|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-72274
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<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bowl</figcaption>
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