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Potter: Unknown (Probably)
Fritware with moulded fluting, coated in a blue glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown with moulding on the exterior, coated in a blue glaze
Shape: carinated bowl with straight sides and everted rim on a conical lower body, sits on a low foot ring.
Exterior: moulded fluting on the upper body. Glaze runs over the surface forming droplets on the lower body.
Interior: undecorated except for the glaze
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 12.2 cm
Weight: 580 g
Width: 18.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century
Circa
1100
CE
-
Circa
1199
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( blue, runs over the surface forming droplets on the lower body)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( blue)
Rim
Diameter 18.2 cm
Base
Diameter 7.8 cm
Exterior Upper Body
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown with moulding on the exterior, coated in a blue glaze
Inscription present: Rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Accession number: C.171-1935
Primary reference Number: 72490
Old number: BP.128
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/72490 Accessed: 2024-11-22 01:49:00
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University of Cambridge}}
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