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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in white slip painted in blue under a colourless glaze
Fritware, mould made, coated in a white slip painted in two shades of blue under a pitted, colourless glaze
Shape: oval body narrowing into two spouts of different size and two loops with a strap handle on the upper body; sits on a low foot ring.
External: on the body floral sprays arranged in a vertical frieze. On the sides a cypress tree decorated with rosettes and surrounded by scrolling floral sprays. On the base, a concentric band of dotted lozenges, while on the underside of the foot ring a floral spray is painted. Scar marks indicate use of a tripod stacking device used in the kiln. Glaze does not cover the rim of the foot ring.
History note: Barlow collection
Given by Lady Barlow
Height: 18.7 cm
Weight: 733 g
Width: 12.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1981) by Barlow, Lady
16th Century, Early#
Circa
1500
CE
-
Circa
1525
CE
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( cobalt blue)
glaze
( colourless, pitted, does not cover rim of the foot ring)
slip
( white)
Interior Rim
composed of
glaze
( colourless, pitted)
slip
( white)
Spout
Diameter 1.7 cm
Diameter 2.9 cm
Base
Diameter 11.4 cm
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, coated in a white slip painted in two shades of blue under a pitted, colourless glaze
Accession number: C.49-1981
Primary reference Number: 75287
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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