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Potter: Unknown (Probably)
Fritware painted in black and turquoise under a clear glaze
Pinkish fritware probably wheel thrown, painted in black and turquoise under a clear, crazed glaze.
Shape: irregular base fragment incorporating a foot ring
Interior: on the base, within a pair of concentric black lines, a lotus flower is depicted amongst rounded leaves, all outlined in black and painted against a turquoise background.
Exterior: pairs of vertical lines radiate from a concentric line on the lower body, all painted in black. The glaze covers the surface, pooling in droplets around the base; the underside of the foot ring has a thin and uneven coverage.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 3.1 cm
Weight: 205 g
Width: 11 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
14th Century-15th Century#
Circa
1300
CE
-
1499
CE
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, turquoise)
glaze
( clear, crazed)
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( black)
glaze
( clear, crazed, pooling in droplets around the base; the underside of the foot ring has a thin and uneven coverage)
Base
Diameter 7 cm
Throwing : Pinkish fritware probably wheel thrown, painted in black and turquoise under a clear, crazed glaze
Accession number: C.460-1991
Primary reference Number: 75176
Packing number: ISCER 607
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl fragment" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75176 Accessed: 2024-12-23 00:54:44
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University of Cambridge}}
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