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Bowl fragment: C.515-1991

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware painted in black, blue and turquoise under a clear glaze

Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in black, blue and turquoise under a clear glaze.
Shape: irregular fragment sitting on a narrow, low foot ring
Interior: on the base, in a roundel contained by two black concentric lines, a spotted hare is outlined in black against a blue background containing turquoise and white rounded leaves. A series of vertical friezes radiate from the roundel but these are barely visible due to the breakage of the vessel.
Exterior: thick black concentric lines are visible on the lower body. The glaze runs unevenly over this surface, at times reaching the foot ring.

Notes

History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 4.5 cm
Weight: 142 g
Width: 12.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Kashan ⪼ Iran

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

13th Century, Late-14th Century
Circa 1250 CE - 1399 CE

School or Style

Il-Khanid

Components of the work

Interior composed of pigment ( black, blue, turquoise) glaze ( clear)
Exterior Body composed of pigment ( black)
Exterior composed of glaze ( clear, runs unevenly over this surface, at times reaching the foot ring)
Base Diameter 6.1 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware probably wheel thrown, painted in black, blue and turquoise under a clear glaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.515-1991
Primary reference Number: 75361
Packing number: ISCER 652
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 12 June 2012 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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