Islamic Fritware lamp

An image of Fritware (stonepaste) Lamp. Exterior: rim is painted with black scallops covered with a yellow concentric band; the spouts are dotted with red. On the body three lobbed medallions containing a central star are painted in polychrome, these are separated by yellow, spikey leaves and black tendrils. On the lower body a black concentric line is painted. The glaze covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring. Fritware, probably mould made, finely potted and painted in yellow, black, red and green under a clear glaze, height, whole, 5 cm, width, whole, 8.9 cm, diameter, rim, 5.3 cm, diameter, base, 4.5 cm, weight, whole, 81 g, circa 1700-1799. Ottoman. Islamic pottery. Anatolia, Kutahiya, Kütahya.

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Fritware (stonepaste) Lamp. Exterior: rim is painted with black scallops covered with a yellow concentric band; the spouts are dotted with red. On the body three lobbed medallions containing a central star are painted in polychrome, these are separated by yellow, spikey leaves and black tendrils. On the lower body a black concentric line is painted. The glaze covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring. Fritware, probably mould made, finely potted and painted in yellow, black, red and green under a clear glaze, height, whole, 5 cm, width, whole, 8.9 cm, diameter, rim, 5.3 cm, diameter, base, 4.5 cm, weight, whole, 81 g, circa 1700-1799. Ottoman. Islamic pottery. Anatolia, Kutahiya, Kütahya.

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Accession Number: C.20-2009
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 772 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 74.38kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2013:08:16 15:22:03

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18th Century Fitz_AA floral flowers frit fritware glazed Islamic lamp lighting Ottoman polychrome pottery spout spouted stonepaste white

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