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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, painted in red slip, black, blue, green and black 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 blue, black and green and is divided by black ‘S’ shapes framed by red dots. On the cavetto, stylised palmette leaves outlined thickly in blue and with a central red dot are painted on a background of black wave scrolls. In the roundel, two floral sprays of saz leaves and flowers are painted in blue and red, all outlined in black and reserved on a green background.
Exterior: below the rim a black bracketed line, while on the body a frieze of green rosette and blue fleur de lys are outlined in black. The blue pigment has run slightly into the surrounding glaze. The glaze covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring.
History note: Collection of Douglas W. Freshfield Esq., Wych Cross Place, Forest Row, Sussex. Sold at Christie’s, 31st Oct. 1934, Fine Oriental Carpets, Decorative Furniture, Textiles, Pottery and Porcelain, p. 7, Lot 32. The dish was delivered in error to Cecil Leitch &Kevin Ltd, 4 Bruton St. who sent it onto FWM – see letter from them to Sir Sydney Cockrell, 5.11.1934.
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 7.3 cm
Weight: 1982 g
Width: 37.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1905-04-17) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
16th Century, Late
Circa
1585
CE
-
Circa
1599
CE
Wave-scroll ground type
Exterior Rim/body
composed of
pigment
( blue, black, green)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( red slip, black, blue, green and black)
Base
Diameter 21.8 cm
Rim
Diameter 37.4 cm
colourless, covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, painted in red slip, black, blue, green and black under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.32-1934
Primary reference Number: 74522
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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