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Buff earthenware with cream slip, incised and painted decoration, under a clear glaze
Buff wheel-thrown earthenware coated with a cream slip and alternating green and yellow/brown colouring painted decoration roughly delineated by incised lines under a clear glaze.
Shape: Shallow dish with a flanged rim and gently sloping body on a low foot ring.
Interior: Cream slip covers vessel interior with incised and coloured decoration. On the lip, a repeating pattern of paired petals defined by incised lines with splashes of alternating green and brown colouring is enclosed by concentric green or yellow bands emphasised by incisions. On the body, a radiating flower pattern, with central green head, is defined by alternating yellow petals and green lozenges with a brown central dot, all largely contained within incised lines.
Exterior: Green pigment, possibly under a clear glaze covers the exterior rim and drips over the lip.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 6 cm
Weight: 677 g
Width: 22.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
13th Century
Circa
1200
CE
-
1268
CE
Type is commonly referred to as Port St Symeon ware
Interior
composed of
glaze
( clear)
slip
( cream)
pigment
( green, yellow, brown)
Exterior Rim And Lip
composed of
pigment
( green)
glaze
( irregular, clear)
Rim
Diameter 22.5 cm
Base
Diameter 7.2 cm
Interior Body
Interior Lip
Throwing : Buff wheel-thrown earthenware coated with a cream slip and green and yellow/brown colouring painted decoration roughly delineated by incised lines under a clear glaze.
Inscription present: white oval sticker with black edging
Accession number: C.555-1991
Primary reference Number: 75513
Packing number: EUCER 482
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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