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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, turquoise, olive green, purple and black under a colourless glaze
Shape: roughly square tile with bevelled edges.
Upper surface: all decoration is reserved in blue. Painted on the right hand side, a white tulip with purple dots and purple bunch of grapes on a stem alongside green vine leaves. On the left hand side, turquoise ‘V’ shaped leafy tendrils, containing stylised prunus branches; converge on a festooned mandorla containing a floral spray reserved in green.
Underside: undecorated
History note: Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie's, 16th-17th March 1911, Lot 145; T.H.Riches
Given by T.H. Riches
Depth: 2.8 cm
Height: 27 cm
Weight: 2791 g
Width: 27 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911) by Riches, Thomas Henry
16th Century, Late
1560
CE
-
1700
CE
Upper Surface composed of pigment ( blue, turquoise, olive green, purple and black) glaze ( colourless)
Moulding : Buff earthenware covered with white slip and painted in cobalt-blue, green, turquoise, manganese with black outlilnes
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge on all but the upper side
Accession number: C.22-1911
Primary reference Number: 17529
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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