Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Fritware painted in blue under a transparent glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue under a transparent glaze
Shape: inverted pear shaped body with a concave neck and flaring profile towards the base and out-turned rim.
Exterior: a pendant fleur de lis pattern is painted on the upper neck mirrored by a frieze of leaves on the lower neck. On the shoulder, flowers are painted on scrolling tendrils. On the body, a band of leaves is painted above the principal decoration comprising a frieze of figures dressed in western style clothes. The frieze is divided into three scenes, each separated by a floral spray with a bird and often a butterfly. In the first scene, confronted males sitting either side of a narrow, leafy tree, below which two quadrupeds, probably dogs, look on. The second scene depicts a mounted horseman brandishing a gun; the third scene depicts a young male and an older bearded male crossing a bridge towards a domed building, probably a shrine. Glaze covers the surface unevenly, leaving areas where the fabric of the vessel is visible.
Interior: undecorated except for glaze.
Notes
History note: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, lot 139
Legal notes
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Measurements and weight
Height: 35.8 cm
Weight: 3660 g
Width: 24.4 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1911-03-20)
by
The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Dating
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
1899
School or Style
Qajar (1779-1924)
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue)
Rim And Base
composed of
copper alloy
( post-date jar)
Base
Diameter 12.4 cm
Rim
Diameter 13.9 cm
Materials used in production
transparent, covers the surface unevenly
Glaze
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue under a transparent glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: square paper label with all but lower edge serrated
- Text: 139/7 (hand written), printed red line
- Location: Exterior base (underside foot ring)
- Method of creation: Hand written in black, printed
- Type: Label
Inscription present: inscribed in black paint directly onto the surface, partially obscured by label
- Text: 2710
- Location: Exterior base (underside foot ring)
- Method of creation: Hand painted in black
- Type: Inscription
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.48-1911
Primary reference Number: 75244
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 25 March 2024
Last processed: Tuesday 29 July 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
