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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, painted in red slip, emerald green, blue and black under a colourless glaze
Shape: segmental bowl with an angled foliated flange rim, sits on a low, wide foot ring
Interior: on the rim in blue and black a rock wave pattern. On the body a cypress tree surrounded by an undulating a polychrome floral spray that includes red carnations.
Exterior: below the rim a bracketed line, on the body a rosette in green and blue with black outline and a black stylised rumi motif. The glaze covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring.
Bequeathed by Mr T.H. Riches
Height: 5.5 cm
Weight: 882 g
Width: 27.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry
16th Century, third quarter#
Circa
1565
CE
-
Circa
1575
CE
Cypress tree design
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( blue, green, black)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( red slip, emerald green, blue and black)
Base
Diameter 14.9 cm
Rim
Diameter 27.5 cm
colourless, covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, painted in red slip, emerald green, blue and black under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: circular paper label
Accession number: C.30-1950
Primary reference Number: 74321
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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