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Potter:
Unknown
Pottery:
Unknown
Earthenware coated in a white slip splashed in yellow and brown under a colourless glaze
Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip splashed in yellow and brown under a colourless glaze
Shape: hemispherical bowl with everted rim, sits on a disc base
Interior: radiating from the base a five pointed star, with each arm comprising three yellow lines. Brown vertical streaks are painted between the arms of the star. A scar on the upper body indicates contact with another vessel during firing, further marks on the base point to the use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln.
Exterior: splashes of colour from the interior run over onto the upper body. Glaze extends over the entire surface.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 6.5 cm
Weight: 501 g
Width: 19.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
9th Century-10th Century
Circa
800
-
Circa
999
Interior
composed of
pigment
( brown, yellow)
Rim
Diameter 19.6 cm
Base
Diameter 9.7 cm
Exterior Upper Body
colourless
Glaze
white
Slip
Earthenware
Throwing
: Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip splashed with yellow and brown under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: pink paper label with serrated upper and left hand edge
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: written directly onto the vessel surface
Accession number: C.65-1935
Primary reference Number: 75751
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: 65
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75751 Accessed: 2025-05-20 18:16:04
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|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-05-20 18:16:04|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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