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Potter: Unknown
Fritware, mould made, painted in two shades of blue under a colourless, slightly pitted glaze
Shape: bulbous body with collared, carinated shoulder and flaring mouth; sits on a low foot ring
Exterior: on the neck, V shaped leaves are painted. On the shoulder, enclosed by narrow chevron bands, horizontal friezes of scrolling leaves and stylised rock wave patterns. On the body, on a background of dotted scrolls, large lobbed medallions contain central quatrefoils. On the lower body, a frieze of rounded lappets is painted above concentric lines on the foot ring. On the base, a cross-hatched square with crosses on the corners. Glaze covers the foot ring unevenly but extends to the underside of the base. Interior: glazed, otherwise undecorated
History note: Joseph Dixon; sold Christie's, 17 March 1911, lot 157 (eighth part)
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 14 cm
Weight: 464 g
Width: 12 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911-03-20) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
17th Century, Late
Circa
1660
-
Circa
1699
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( 2 shades of blue)
Base
Diameter 7.1 cm
Rim
Diameter 7.3 cm
colourless, pitted
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, mould made, painted in two shades of blue under a colourless, slightly pitted glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: cross-hatched square with crosses at the corners
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge on all but the lower edge
Accession number: C.59-1911
Primary reference Number: 75595
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bottle" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75595 Accessed: 2024-11-24 17:19:44
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