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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
Fritware, probably moulded, painted in black and blue under a clear glaze.
Shape: plain rim on a slightly carinated body, sits on a low wide foot ring.
Interior: the rim is painted with a blue band, outlined in black. On the body a frieze of four human faces with black features are separated by roughly drawn black floral sprays highlighted with blue. In the roundel another face, similar to those on the body, is painted in black and surrounded by blue bands and black diagonal lines. Glaze is pooled slightly on the interior.
Exterior: glaze runs unevenly over the surface, terminating on the lower body. The underside of the foot ring is glazed.
History note: Lady St John Hope
Given by St. John Hope, Lady
Height: 4.1 cm
Weight: 355 g
Width: 21.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1939-04) by St John Hope, Lady
19th Century, Late-20th Century, Early#
Circa
1875
-
1925
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( clear, pools slightly)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( clear, terminates on lower body but also present on underside of foot ring)
Rim
Diameter 21.9 cm
Base
Diameter 9.6 cm
Moulding : Fritware, probably moulded, painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
Inscription present: inscription in black ink on the underside of the foot ring, worn away and illegible
Accession number: OC.3-1939
Primary reference Number: 77675
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dish" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/77675 Accessed: 2024-11-22 03:00:38
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University of Cambridge}}
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