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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in black slip, incised under a clear glaze
Buff fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated a black slip, incised under a clear glaze.
Shape: round cut sherd incorporating foot ring base
Interior: curvilinear and spiral pattern radiating from a central roundel, all incised through a black slip
Exterior: the remains of a clear glaze are visible on the exterior of the foot ring
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 1.9 cm
Weight: 58 g
Width: 6.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
15th Century#
Circa
1400
CE
-
1499
CE
Interior
composed of
slip
( black)
glaze
( clear)
Exterior Foot Ring
composed of
glaze
( clear, remnants visible on the exterior of the foot ring)
Base
Diameter 6.2 cm
Throwing : Fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated a black slip, incised under a clear glaze
Accession number: C.516-1991
Primary reference Number: 75363
Packing number: ISCER 654
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl fragment" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75363 Accessed: 2024-12-22 17:54:42
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University of Cambridge}}
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