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Bowl: C.2-1964

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Current Location: Gallery 33

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Fritware coated in a grey slip painted in white, black and blue under a clear glaze

Buff fritware bowl, wheel thrown, coated in a grey slip painted in thick, raised white slip and blue and black pigment covered in a clear, cracked glaze.
Shape: carinated bowl with a plain rim, sits on a narrow foot ring
Interior: the rim is painted black; all other decoration is painted in white slip with black outline. On the neck a frieze of irregular circles with central dot are painted above a fish whorl. Fish are depicted with centrally facing heads and tails at right angles to the body and blue features. The background is filled with irregular leaves. Glaze has pooled in the base.
Exterior: the rim is painted black; all other decoration is painted in white slip with black outline. On the neck a frieze of pseudo calligraphy is painted above vertical lines that radiate on the body between a series of black or white concentric lines. Glaze pools slightly on the lower body, where it terminates above the foot ring.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.6 cm
Weight: 681 g
Width: 19.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964-03-12) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh

Dating

13th Century, Late-14th Century
Circa 1250 - 1399

School or Style

Il-Khanid

Components of the work

Interior composed of pigment ( black, blue) glaze ( clear, crazed, pools slightly on base) slip ( grey, coats surface) slip ( white, thick, painted as decoration)
Exterior Body composed of glaze ( clear, crazed, pools slightly on the lower body, where it terminates above the foot ring) slip ( grey, coats surface) slip ( white, thick, painted as decoration)
Rim Diameter 18 cm
Base Diameter 7 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Buff fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a grey slip painted in thick, raised white slip and blue and black pigment covered in a clear, cracked glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular paper label

  • Text: A.J.H. Smith No. 7
  • Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
  • Method of creation: Hand written in black ink
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular paper label

  • Text: 'International Exhibition of Persian Art London 1931' (printed), ‘ HUS 5’ (hand written in black)
  • Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
  • Method of creation: Printed and hand written in black
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2-1964
Primary reference Number: 73211
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 31 January 2024 Last processed: Thursday 1 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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