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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue under a clear glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, slipped in white and painted in two shades of blue under a clear glaze
Shape: segmental bowl with an out-turned lip sits on a low, wide foot ring.
Interior: on the body a landscape frieze comprises pagodas set amongst hills that are dotted with trees and bushes. A stream, junk like ships and two figures with halos, standing back to back, also adorn this landscape. In the roundel, an adult and child with Chinese features stand in a hilly landscape incorporating pagodas, other buildings and vegetation. An Arabic inscription is painted faintly in a band either side of these figures.
Exterior: on the body a frieze of scrolling tendrils with fungus like flowers and quatrefoil leaves is painted. On the foot ring a series of concentric lines are painted. The glaze runs the lower body and foot ring unevenly, with the rim of base uncovered but the underside glazed, lacks a painter’s mark.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 8.5 cm
Weight: 2102 g
Width: 43 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century, Late
Circa
1750
-
1799
Transitional style
Base
Diameter 12.5 cm
Rim
Diameter 43 cm
rim of foot ring only area unglazed
Glaze
two shades of blue, except underside of foot ring
Pigment
white
Slip
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, slipped in white and painted in two shades of blue under a clear glaze
Glazing (coating)
Painting underglaze
Slip-coating
Inscription present: painted faintly in a band either side of human figures
Inscription present: green oblong sticker without inscription adherred to the rim
Accession number: C.491-1991
Primary reference Number: 75278
Packing number: ISCER 525
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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