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Dish: C.30-1911

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Fritware coated in a white slip painted in blue under a clear glaze

Fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in two shades of blue under a clear glaze.
Shape: out-turned rim, almost flat, on a shallow, slightly concave body sitting on a low, wide foot ring.
Interior: on the rim a pattern of paired leaves is interspersed with dotted triangles. On the cavetto a frieze of lappets frame the roundel, which comprises a whorl of lotus panels radiating from a central rosette.
Interior: on the body, within concentric lines leafy sprays are separated by peach like fruits. On the underside of the base, another blue concentric line echoes the shape of the foot ring. Glaze covers the exterior surface with the exception of the rim of the foot ring.

Legal notes

Given by Messrs Durlacher, 142 New Bond St., London

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.3 cm
Weight: 333 g
Width: 20.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1911-03-27) by Durlacher, Messrs

Dating

16th Century, Late
Circa 1580 CE - 1585 CE

Note

Kaleidoscope and Abstract Designs

School or Style

Ottoman

Components of the work

Base Diameter 10.2 cm
Rim Diameter 20.2 cm

Materials used in production

clear, covers the exterior surface with the exception of the rim of the foot ring Glaze
two shades of blue Pigment
white Slip
Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in two shades of blue under a clear glaze
Glazing (coating)
Painting underglaze
Slip-coating

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.30-1911
Primary reference Number: 74314

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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