Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Fritware painted in blue and black under a clear glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue and black under a clear crazed, pitted glaze
Shape: hemispherical bowl, plain rim and slightly splayed foot ring
Interior: the rim is painted with a blue dentilated pattern. The body is divided into panels by six black radiating wedges, with blue edging and containing an Arabic inscription (cursive) painted in reserve. Each panel contains a repeating linear pattern comprising groups of four black dots.
Exterior: decoration is painted in black with a concentric band on the rim and a frieze comprising a scrolling water weed pattern on the upper body. Glaze runs unevenly over the foot ring.
Notes
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Legal notes
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Measurements and weight
Height: 10.5 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bought
(1935)
by
Brangwyn, Frank
Dating
13th Century, Early
Circa
1200
-
1220
School or Style
Seljuk
Components of the work
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black)
glaze
( clear, crazed and pitted; runs unevenly over the foot ring)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, black)
glaze
( clear, crazed and pitted)
Rim
Diameter 19.8 cm
Base
Diameter 7.7 cm
Materials used in production
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue and black under a clear crazed, pitted glaze
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: radiating pattern comprising six black vertical wedges, with blue edging and containing an inscription painted in reserve
- Location: Interior
- Method of creation: Painted in reserve
- Type: Inscription
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around top and right hand edge
- Text: "LENT BY" (printed in black) /Brangwyn (typed in purple) /"No." (printed) "118" (hand written in black); "44 " (hand written in pencil)
- Location: Exterior base (underside foot ring)
- Method of creation: Printed, typed, hand written
- Type: Label
Inscription present: pink rectangular label with serrated edge
- Location: Exterior body
- Method of creation: Hand written, printed and stamped
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.165-1935
Primary reference Number: 72391
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.118
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 25 March 2024
Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
