Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Pinkish earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, black and white slip under a white or clear glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a low foot ring and a flat, T-shaped rim.
Interior: on the rim a diagonal black stripes and blue dots are painted. The body is painted with white slip outlined in black and reserved on a blue background. On the upper body a concentric frieze of flowers are painted, while on the lower body fish swim in a whorl around a blue rosette.
Exterior: under a white glaze on the body, a frieze of diagonal blue and black lines and dots is painted above blue arcading, possibly imitating lotus petal designs. Glaze runs unevenly onto the foot ring.
Notes
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Legal notes
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Measurements and weight
Height: 9 cm
Weight: 405 g
Width: 18.4 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bought
(1935)
by
Brangwyn, Frank
Dating
20th Century, Early
Circa
1900
CE
-
Circa
1915
CE
Note
Imitates Sultanabad style
School or Style
modern reproduction
Components of the work
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, black)
glaze
( clear)
slip
( white)
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue, black)
glaze
( white)
Rim
Diameter 18.4 cm
Base
Diameter 6.3 cm
Exterior Body
Materials used in production
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Pinkish earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, black and white slip under a white or clear glaze
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around top and right hand edge
- Text: 'Lent By' (printed); 'Brangwyn' (typed), '146' hand written
- Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
- Method of creation: Printed, typed, hand written
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.85-1935
Primary reference Number: 76228
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.146
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 25 March 2024
Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
