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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware coated in an opaque white glaze splashed with green
Pinkish buff earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in an opaque white glaze splashed with green.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a lightly rolled rim, sits on a very low foot ring
Interior: at regular intervals on the body four groups of three green lines radiate from below the rim towards the base. Glaze is pitted in places and scar marks on the base indicate the use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln.
Exterior: undecorated except for glaze, terminates on the upper body.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 7 cm
Weight: 494 g
Width: 23.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
9th Century-10th Century#
Circa
800
-
Circa
999
Interior
composed of
pigment
( green)
glaze
( white)
Exterior Upper Body
composed of
glaze
( white)
Rim
Diameter 23.2 cm
Base
Diameter 9.7 cm
Exterior Uppper Body
Throwing : Pinkish buff earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in an opaque white glaze splashed with green
Inscription present: pink paper label with serrated edge
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: inscribed onto the vessel surface
Accession number: C.71-1935
Primary reference Number: 75880
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.94
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 (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75880 Accessed: 2024-11-05 16:36:11
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|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 16:36:11|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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