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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, painted in two shades of blue under a colourless glaze
Shape: segmental bowl with a slightly everted rim, sits on a low, wide foot ring
Interior: on the cavetto a band of lappets interspersed with small ‘fleurs de lis’. On the body peonies, wheat sheaves and curled tip leaves are connected by curved stems and arranged symmetrically around a central knot pattern. Dent in roundel that occurred during production.
Exterior: a single band, of trefoil leaves and stylised peaches, is painted on the body between concentric lines below the rim and above the foot ring. Glaze covers the base except for the rim of the foot ring. Irregularity at one point on upper body that occurred during production.
Bequeathed by Mr T.H. Riches
Height: 5.5 cm
Weight: 882 g
Width: 27.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1905-04-18) by Riches, Thomas Henry
16th Century, Late
Circa
1570
CE
-
Circa
1585
CE
Wheatsheaf style
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( blue, 2 shades)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, 2 shades)
Base
Diameter 14.9 cm
Rim
Diameter 27.5 cm
colourless, covers the base except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, painted in two shades of blue under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.17-1950
Primary reference Number: 72510
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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