15929631350001312637261000Standard Recordobject-75180170249438137713887672320001702494121598fitz-onlineadlib-object-75180https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/751803adb9657-dd26-3280-909c-bad0ad39ea364personreferenceagent-155043adlib-agent-155043fc9524e4-10c7-3369-8e1b-1865e12fb19bscholarreferenceterm-117065adlib-term-117065e8b6d70e-fccf-30c9-b802-d0e7d5279820fritware (stonepaste)blue, brownreferenceterm-120109adlib-term-1201090ac0da43-b119-38cf-9afd-87a3520c8d17painting underglazeExteriorblue, brownreferenceterm-120109adlib-term-1201090ac0da43-b119-38cf-9afd-87a3520c8d17painting underglazebluereferenceterm-120109adlib-term-1201090ac0da43-b119-38cf-9afd-87a3520c8d17painting underglazeInteriorbluereferenceterm-120109adlib-term-1201090ac0da43-b119-38cf-9afd-87a3520c8d17painting underglazeDiametercm20.3BaseDiametercm39.1RimApplied Artsfritware coated in a white slip painted in blue and brown under a colourless glazefritware, probably mould made, coated in a white slip and painted in two shades of blue and brown under a colourless glaze
Shape: hemispherical bowl with plain rim, sits on a low foot ring
Interior: all decoration is painted in blue. Below the rim a vegetal frieze comprises flower heads, curling leaves and scrolling stems. In the roundel a scholar figure kneels in a landscape of pagodas and vegetation.
Exterior: palmette leaves are reserved in blue and enclosed within brown lobbed medallions. Between the palmettes brown trellis work is arranged in arabesque forms. The glaze runs over the foot ring unevenly. The underside of the foot ring is glazed and marked with three blue tassels.237referenceexhibition-2170adlib-exhibition-2170a75cda24-ce36-370b-ab47-ba8e877cc1f2Persian and Arab ArtC.46-19111accession numberC.46-191175180priref75180urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75180https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75180painted under the glazeexterior base (underside of foot ring)hand painted in bluetassel marks (3)inscriptionRectangular paper labelexterior base (underside of foot ring)hand written in pencil133/3 (on a printed red line)labelRectangular paper label blue printed borderexterior base (underside of foot ring)hand written in black2972/٨<۱۲ (7612), ۱۲۰۰(1200), Arabic script (undeciphered)labelreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam MuseumGiven by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museumreferenceagent-149645adlib-agent-14964510925b71-6838-30f7-a8dd-b68a2afaa14dThe Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum191119111911-03-20givenEntry date: 1911-03-2016501650CE1650circa1650169911699CE1699circa1699potterreferenceagent-149652adlib-agent-1496520d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98Unknownreferenceterm-118735adlib-term-1187351631bde8-d0c4-3507-be3b-ac03c59ba80717th Century, second half#referenceterm-11104adlib-term-11104e9f01056-f84f-30eb-addf-28ab773c43e1literalIranIrancountry.Kirmancolourlessreferenceterm-32652adlib-term-3265282d8ae3b-f165-395c-ba93-dfa1c282b7beglazewhitereferenceterm-34794adlib-term-34794de23d2db-1e19-38a6-9db0-80f062e799caslipreferenceterm-108851adlib-term-10885124e00e11-7f5d-3ad5-acda-1a5b13378105fritwareHeightcm17.7Weightg3082Widthcm39.1referencemedia-44501adlib-media-4450121acd4ae-4ddb-37d3-952e-3d898cdc6d6fjpegaa/aa16/C_46_1911_281_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76016162446827751imagejpegaa/aa16/mid_C_46_1911_281_29.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels50016162446827751imagejpegaa/aa16/C_46_1911_281_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76016162446827751imagejpegaa/aa16/preview_C_46_1911_281_29.jpg1heightpixels181widthpixels25016162446827751image0media
imagereferencemedia-44502adlib-media-4450239a186a1-db99-3a97-8c6c-f7f25334b582jpegaa/aa16/C_46_1911_282_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76016162493046631imagejpegaa/aa16/mid_C_46_1911_282_29.jpg1heightpixels362widthpixels50016162493046631imagejpegaa/aa16/C_46_1911_282_29.jpg1heightpixels550widthpixels76016162493046631imagejpegaa/aa16/preview_C_46_1911_282_29.jpg1heightpixels181widthpixels25016162493046631image1media
imagereferenceterm-107667adlib-term-1076671b81c806-cfb7-3291-9803-525db5f75e09bowlobject namereferenceterm-128244adlib-term-12824487e93c4c-bc99-3e1c-9bb3-98d19d3f01f5Islamic potterycategoryreferenceterm-128361adlib-term-128361d888266b-7430-389c-b74c-6e6a22a1e7c8blue and white warecategoryhistory noteFrom the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, probably part of lot 133, sold for 20 guineas with another vesselreferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museumcatalogue number 23730referencepublication-1720adlib-publication-1720dba7b7b8-160a-32df-8afa-3fd8f07013ccCatalogue of Specimens Illustrative of Persian and Arab Artlot 13319referencepublication-1721adlib-publication-17215bb3665e-40f5-320e-9538-d8f76db40c23The Collection of Rhodian, Damascus, Persian and Hispano-Mauro Faience of the Late Joseph Dixon, Esq.4referencepublication-2104adlib-publication-2104279983b5-6416-3284-86fa-0e1fdff25c44Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Third Annual Reportreferencepublication-200002365adlib-publication-200002365a90aa591-984b-36f5-8f3a-b2cbb1ada20eThe Scholar, the Drinker and the Ceramic Pot-painterCf. similar tassel-marks see Table 6b (p. 225). Ref. on tassel-marks and Safavid pottery207-236referencepublication-200002355adlib-publication-200002355fd1dc034-37d6-3aee-921e-79659ffc2b0cSafavid Potters' Marks and the Question of Provenancereferencepublication-6611adlib-publication-6611468ff4ba-61e9-35c7-986b-3532e2954264Persia and China. Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum 1501-1738Ref. on ceramic industry at Kirman253-270referencepublication-200002349adlib-publication-200002349876fece0-b4c2-307d-aff6-65d786847218The Safavid Ceramic Industry at KirmanCf. similar trellis pattern in brown on the exterior of vessel see Cat.U.25 (p. 471) and Cat.U.26 (p. 472). Ref. on later Iranian pottery448-481referencepublication-6407adlib-publication-6407aced4782-e1ee-31f2-a960-5842df679fb5Ceramics from Islamic Landsreferenceterm-9275adlib-term-9275fa735379-fd2f-3ffd-bad1-162ff7b46ecfSafavid (1501-1738)referenceterm-107667adlib-term-1076671b81c806-cfb7-3291-9803-525db5f75e09bowlbowlfritware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in two shades of blue under a colourless glazereferenceterm-111179adlib-term-111179be5c887b-c0ed-3d89-82b2-c3a870e72a68mouldingcolourlessreferenceterm-27616adlib-term-2761661e6a95d-84c8-3893-b6c8-213392262987glazing (coating)whitereferenceterm-120058adlib-term-1200589e43c4bc-1f48-3a76-b4ea-7075449f5addslip-coatingobject
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