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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in black and blue under a colourless glaze
Fritware, mould made, painted under the glaze with black outlines highlighted with blue under a cracked colourless glaze
Shape: pear shaped body with rolled rim and four strap handles applied to the neck and another six to the body. Sits on a low foot ring.
Exterior: on two opposing handles attached to the neck, a pattern of black chevrons reserved in blue. Decoration on the body is outlined in black and highlighted with blue. Under the rim and on the lower neck a frieze of triangles and rounded leaves, while on the upper body a diaper pattern interspersed with spikey leaves. On the body a frieze of elaborate lappets containing tight scrolls with pendant bracketed half medallions and stylised lotus blossoms. On the lower body a stylised rock wave pattern. Glaze runs unevenly over the lower body leaving small areas uncovered and accumulating in droplets around the base, only the rim of the foot ring is left unglazed.
Interior: glazed but otherwise undecorated
History note: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, part of lot 131, sold with another object (C.36-1911) for 11 guineas
Given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 34.3 cm
Weight: 1489 g
Width: 16.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911-03-20) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Safavid (1501-1738)
17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early#
Circa
1675
-
Circa
1722
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
Base
Diameter 10.8 cm
Rim
Diameter 4.8 cm
colourless, except rim of foot ring, runs unevenly over the lower body leaving small areas uncovered and accumulating in droplets around the base
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, mould made, painted under the glaze with black outlines highlighted with blue under a cracked colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge on all but the lower side
Accession number: C.37-1911
Primary reference Number: 74699
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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