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Potter: Unknown (Possibly)
Fritware coated in a white slip painted in black, blue, green and purple under a clear glaze
Fritware coated in a white slip and painted in black, blue, green and purple under a clear glaze.
Shape: segmental bowl with a flat rim and beaded edge, sitting on a narrow, low foot ring.
Interior: all decoration is outlined in black. Painted on the rim, between two black concentric lines, a blue flower and green leaf pattern interspersed with black tendrils. On the body, three stylised hyacinth stems, with blue flowers, are reserved in white against a background of black fish scales coloured with green. Within these scales a medallion containing purple flowers is reserved in white. Glaze covers the surface unevenly and is very thin in places
Exterior: on the rim and lower body, a bracketed line is enclosed within two concentric lines; these contain a frieze of black scrolling tendrils, purple buds and blue rosettes. Glaze runs over the lower body unevenly and onto the foot ring, spots of glaze on the underside.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 8.3 cm
Weight: 967 g
Width: 30.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
1799
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue, green)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue, green)
Rim
Diameter 30.2 cm
Base
Diameter 9.9 cm
clear, runs over the lower body unevenly and onto the foot ring, spots of glaze on the underside
Glaze
white
Slip
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware coated in a white slip and painted in black, blue green and purple under a clear glaze
Glazing (coating)
Slip-coating
Accession number: C.558-1991
Primary reference Number: 75520
Packing number: ISCER 538
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75520 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:37:49
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