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Vase: OC.111-1938

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Earthenware, wheel thrown, burnished, stamped and painted in brown and red

Legal notes

Given by Sir Austin Harris

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.8 cm
Weight: 143 g
Width: 11 cm

Relative size of this object

11 cm13.8 cm What does this represent?

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Place(s) associated

  • Golden Horn ⪼ Turkey ⪼ Anatolia

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1938-10-06) by Harris, Sir Austin

Dating

Early 17th Century
Circa 1600 CE - Circa 1725 CE

School or Style

Ottoman

Components of the work

Exterior composed of pigment ( brown, red)
Base Diameter 7.1 cm
Rim Diameter 7.7 cm

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Earthenware, wheel thrown, burnished, stamped and painted in brown and red

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Identification numbers

Accession number: OC.111-1938
Primary reference Number: 77520
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 July 2016 Last processed: Sunday 21 March 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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