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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware, coated in a white slip, painted in black and turquoise under a clear, crazed glaze
Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in black and turquoise under a clear, crazed glaze.
Shape: plain rim on a cono-segmental bowl and a low foot ring
Interior: rim is painted black. On the body, a frieze of oval cartouche with scalloped edge, framed above by abstract birds, both outlined in black against a turquoise background. The cartouche contain scalloped black ‘S’ shapes and turquoise tongue shaped leaves outlined in black. On the base, a five pointed star with dashes between and adorning the arms, is contained within a roundel with contoured edge painted turquoise. Three scars on the base indicate the use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln.
Exterior: black paint on the rim continues on the exterior, while on the upper body, a frieze of scrolls is contained within two concentric lines. Glaze covers this frieze but ends on the upper body, the white slip cover the exterior including the underside of the foot ring. Two scar marks on the rim and upper body probably result from contact with other vessels in the kiln.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 10.2 cm
Weight: 798 g
Width: 22 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
15th Century#
Circa
1400
CE
-
1499
CE
Provincial ware
Exterior Upper Body
composed of
pigment
( black)
glaze
( clear, crazed, covers this frieze but ends on the upper body)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( clear, crazed)
pigment
( turquoise, black)
slip
( white)
Exterior
composed of
slip
( white)
Rim
Diameter 22 cm
Base
Diameter 7.6 cm
Throwing : Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in black and turquoise under a clear, crazed glaze
Inscription present: circular paper label with serrated edge
Accession number: C.561-1991
Primary reference Number: 75527
Packing number: ISCER 545
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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