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Dish: C.1783-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Fritware, mould made, painted in green, yellow, red, blue, brown and black under a clear glaze

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher, 1928

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.6 cm
Length: 12 cm
Weight: 138 g
Width: 6.2 cm

Relative size of this object

12 cm3.6 cm What does this represent?

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Place(s) associated

  • Kutahiya ⪼ Anatolia ⪼ Turkey

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th/19th Century
Circa 1700 CE - Circa 1900 CE

School or Style

Ottoman

Components of the work

Rim composed of pigment ( black, green)
Exterior Body composed of pigment ( green, yellow, red, blue, brown and black) glaze ( white, transparent)
Interior composed of glaze ( white, transparent)

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in green, yellow, red, blue, brown and black under a clear glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: hand painted in black on the exterior base

  • Text: curving 'M' shape
  • Location: Exterior base
  • Method of creation: Hand painted in black
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1783-1928
Primary reference Number: 72608
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 September 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 14 February 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Dish" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/72608 Accessed: 2023-03-22 10:45:01

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