IDENTIFIERS
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id:	74731
accession number:	C.38-1911

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 12 June 2012

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: fritware, moulded, painted in blue with black outlining, under a clear glaze.
Shape: ovular body with hole in upper section for missing spout and elephant head.
Exterior: ovular body is divided into seven panels mimicking animal harnesses and covers. The front and back vertical panels are adorned with dots, medallions and tassels which hang from horizontal panels, draped around the elephant’s neck or rump. These horizontal panels contain either crosses, painted in reserve against a blue background, or scrolling tendrils and flowers. On the sides of the figure horizontal panels, representing draped cloths, are decorated predominantly with inverted ‘Y’ shapes, painted in reserve against a blue background, and arranged around a lobbed central lozenge. On the upper surface further peony type flowers with leaves and tendrils are painted. On the elephant’s head eyes and scrolling ears or horns are depicted. Glaze on underside of foot ring but without a painter’s mark.
Interior: not visible
object type: fritware painted in blue and black under a clear glaze
title:	kendi

NOTES
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type: history note
value: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, lot 132


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74731


SUBJECTS
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elephant
elephant



TECHNIQUES
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fritware, moulded, painted in blue with black outlining, under a clear glaze
moulding

CATEGORIES
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category: fritware

DATING
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creation date:	1600 - 1650
creation date earliest:	1600
creation date latest:	1650
culture:	17th Century, Early#

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 15.8

dimension: Weight
units: g
value: 480

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 13



CITATIONS
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The Collection of Rhodian, Damascus, Persian and Hispano-Mauro Faience of the Late Joseph Dixon, Esq.
Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Third Annual Report
La Céramique Islamique
Islamic ceramics
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