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Potter: Unknown
Cream fritware with pierced decoration under a clear glaze
Cream fritware, probably wheel thrown, with pierced decoration on upper body under a clear glaze which is crazed in places.
Shape: Finely potted hemispherical bowl with a slightly everted rim and a narrow foot ring.
Interior: frieze of pierced, open work, decoration barely visible on upper body
Exterior: frieze of pierced, open work, decoration barely visible on upper body
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 5.5 cm
Weight: 91 g
Width: 10.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century-13th Century
Circa
1100
CE
-
1299
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( transparent)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( transparent)
Rim
Diameter 10.4 cm
Base
Diameter 3.1 cm
Upper Body
Throwing : Cream fritware, probably wheel thrown, with pierced decoration on upper body and a clear glaze
Inscription present: Rectangular paper label, with a small portion of the right hand side torn away and a serrated edge around bottom edge
Accession number: C.173-1935
Primary reference Number: 72540
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G-ADD 59
Old number: BP.96
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/72540 Accessed: 2024-12-18 18:47:12
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