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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware, painted in blue, green and yellow under a white glaze
Earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, green and yellow under a white glaze
Shape: inverted pear-shaped body with plain rim, sitting on a low foot ring.
Domed lid with oval, knob handle and a lipped rim.
Body:
Exterior: the rim is painted with a green line. On neck two narrow friezes comprise an upper band of alternating blue, yellow, green and black vertical lines, regularly framed with dashed scallops; and a lower register of green and yellow rosettes, surrounded by scrolling vines bearing dotted blue and green trefoil leaves. On the body, narrow bands of blue and yellow diamonds, defined by concentric lines of green, yellow and blue, define two friezes. On the upper frieze yellow archways enclose a green palmette tree framed by curving stems of blue leaves and two yellow irregular shapes, possibly hillocks. The lower frieze incorporates blue or yellow diamonds enclosed within medallions reserved in green or yellow. On the lower body a final frieze of blue, yellow and green pendants, with both triangular and scalloped edges are arranged in alternating directions. The triangular pendants on the upper register contain palmette leaves. Scars on the body indicate signs of spalling on the body, where impurities in the clay have exploded.
Interior: undecorated except for white glaze.
Lid:
Exterior: on the body, framed by a green band with scalloped edge, yellow and blue petals and blue dotted lines radiate from a green handle. At the mid point blue and yellow scallops are painted above blue and yellow diamonds, framing a band of blue, yellow, green and black vertical lines, regularly framed with dashed scallops, as on the upper body of the main body. Scars on the surface indicate that this must have been in contact with other objects in the kiln.
Interior: undecorated except for white glaze.
History note: Boccara père et fils, Souk des Femmes, Tunis, from whom purchased in January 1906 for £1.0.0. by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 46.5 cm
Weight: 458 g
Width: 24.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
1899
CE
Glaisher considered that this jar was Moroccan but was assured by the vendor that it was Tunisian, however, he was probably right.
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( white, yellow, green, blue, black)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( white)
Base
Diameter 12.3 cm
Rim
Diameter 16 cm
Lid
Throwing : Earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, green and yellow under a white glaze
Inscription present: white rectangular paper label with blue border and blue fleurs di lis on the top corners, hand written in black in Dr Glaisher’s hand
Inscription present: hand written in black
Inscription present: hand written in black, possibly under the glaze
Accession number: C.2094 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 73100
Old object number: 2019
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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Accession Number: OC.11 & A-1938
Accession Number: C.119 & A-1950
Accession Number: ML.21 & A-1992
Accession Number: JL.5 & A-1984
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