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Tile: C.492-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware painted in blue and black under a white glaze

Fritware, mould made, painted in blue and black under a white glaze
Shape: hexagonal tile with straight edges
Upper surface: framing the tile around the edge black scrolls, possibly a stylised rock wave pattern. In the centre of the tile a pattern of scrolling split leaf foliage is outlined in black and reserved in blue.
Underside: undecorated

Legal notes

H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Depth: 1 cm
Diameter: 17.8 cm
Weight: 478 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1905-05-03) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1899 CE

Note

No good parallel identified but possibly falls within the Uzbek blue and white tradition. Appears to be modern based on tile thickness

School or Style

Uzbek

Components of the work

Upper Surface composed of pigment ( black, blue) glaze ( white)

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue and black under a white glaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.492-1991
Primary reference Number: 75289
Packing number: ISCER 625

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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