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Dish: C.573-1991

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Potter: Unknown

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Wheel thrown buff earthenware, tin glazed on both sides, appearing greenish white on the reverse. Painted on the front in blue, green, yellow and manganese purple. Circular, with a flat narrow rim, curved sides and high footring, pierced by three holes for suspension. The central medallion contains a quatrefoil geometrical flower, surrounded by a circle of alternately blue and yellow lozenges between purple concentric circles. Outside this there is a zone of large blue, green and yellow lozenges and another narrow lonzenge border. The rim is divided into long narrow panels by groups of three manganese strokes.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitliner, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.8 cm
Weight: 1999 g
Width: 38 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century, second half
Circa 1850 CE - Circa 1899 CE

Components of the work

Interior composed of pigment ( blue, green and yellow with black outlines)
Base Diameter 19.4 cm
Rim Diameter 38 cm

Materials used in production

white Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Glazing
Throwing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.573-1991
Primary reference Number: 75555

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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

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