Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, green, black and red slip under a colourless glaze.
Shape: segmental bowl with a flange rim, sits on a low, wide foot ring
Interior: all decoration is outlined in black. On the rim a half rosette border is reserved in blue and dotted with red. On the body a green central cypress tree is flanked by two sprays of red carnations; two sickle shaped saz leaves, forming a heart shape; and prunus branches and tulips.
Exterior: on the body blue and green stylised waves and fleurs de lys are outlined in black. Glaze covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring.
T. H. Riches Bequest
Height: 4.5 cm
Weight: 633 g
Width: 25.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry
16th Century, Late
Circa
1570
-
Circa
1580
Cypress tree dish
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, green, black and red slip)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( blue, green, black)
Base
Diameter 13.5 cm
Rim
Diameter 25.8 cm
colourless, covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, green, black and red slip under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.19-1950
Primary reference Number: 137708
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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