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Production: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, painted in red slip blue, black and emerald green under a colourless glaze
Shape: segmental bowl with a flange rim, sits on a low, wide foot ring
Interior: on the rim a rock wave pattern is painted in black and blue. On the cavetto, a green meandering vine adorned with blue buds and red split leaf palmettes, all outlined in black. In the roundel, a floral spray including saz leaves and pomegranate flower heads painted in red and blue and outlined in black, all reserved in green.
Exterior: blue concentric lines below the rim and on the foot ring frame a frieze of blue and green rosettes and floral sprays, outlined in black, on the body. The glaze covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring.
History note: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, lot 17. Sold to Harving for 62 guineas afterwards bought by Riches
Bequeathed by Mr T.H. Riches
Height: 7.8 cm
Weight: 1513 g
Width: 36.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry
16th Century, Late
Circa
1585
CE
-
Circa
1590
CE
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue, green, black)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( red slip blue, black and emerald green)
Base
Diameter 19.2 cm
Rim
Diameter 36.6 cm
colourless, covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, painted in red slip blue, black and emerald green under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: Rectangular paper label (torn on the corners)
Accession number: C.28-1950
Primary reference Number: 74096
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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