Current Location: Gallery 33
Maker(s)
Pottery:
Unknown
(Possibly)
Entities
Categories
Description
Off-white fritware bowl, with large iron rich inclusion visible on the base, wheel thrown, painted in blue and black under a colourless glaze. Pale buff where unglazed.
Shape: hemispherical bowl on a narrow, low foot ring. Slightly convex base.
Interior: the rim is dotted with blue. On the body a whorl of stylised fish swim around a central rosette, bisected by an ‘S’ shape, both are outlined in black and partially coloured with blue.
Exterior: a stylised petal design comprises a series of vertical and horizontal lines. Glaze runs over the surface to a point on the lower body, leaving areas of underglaze paint uncovered.
Possibly made by potters working for the Mugal conquerors, perhaps at Berke Serai
Two labels. The first is small and circular, printed in red '309'. The second is of rectangular sticky paper, inscribed in blue biro 'CR', underlined, with '1038' under this.
Notes
History note: Sir Gordon Sutherland, ScD., LLD, FRS (1907-80) by whom lent to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1978; Lady Sutherland; their three daughters, Ann Harris, Kerstin Stempel, and Mary Sutherland
Legal notes
Given in memory of Sir Gordon and Lady Sutherland by their daughters, Ann, Kerstin and Mary
Measurements and weight
Height: 9.5 cm
Weight: 457 g
Width: 20.7 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(2003-06-09)
by
Harris, Ann
Stempel, Kerstin
Sutherland, Mary
Dating
14th Century
Circa
1300
CE
-
Circa
1399
CE
School or Style
Il-Khanid
Mamluk
Components of the work
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( clear)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black)
glaze
( clear, runs over the surface to a point on the lower body, leaving areas of underglaze paint uncovered)
Rim
Diameter 20.7 cm
Base
Diameter 6.8 cm
Materials used in production
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Fritware, with large iron rich inclusion visible on the base, wheel thrown, painted in blue and black under a colourless glaze
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: small circular label
- Text: 309
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Printed n red
- Type: Label
Inscription present: CR underlined with 1038 below the line
- Text: CR/1038
- Location: On base
- Method of creation: Written in blue biro
- Type: Label
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.5-2003
Primary reference Number: 93629
Old loan number: Loan 1978
309
1038
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
