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Tile: C.24-1911

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Current Location: In storage

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Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze

Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, black green and turquoise under a colourless glaze
Shape: roughly square with slightly bevelled edges
Upper surface: all decoration is painted in polychrome. Occupying the centre of the tile, floral sprays incorporating lotus and stylised saz leaves are overlain with festooned mandorlas containing split leaf plamette arabseques. Echoing this decoration, along the left side a border, between lines of turquoise, a meandering, split palmette pattern is highlighted with turquoise and reserved in blue.
Underside: undecorated, thin layer of plaster adhered in patches.

Notes

History note: Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie's, 16th-17th March 1911, Lot 145. Sold as part of a lot to Riches for 8.5 guineas

Legal notes

Given by T. H. Riches

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2.7 cm
Height: 29.8 cm
Weight: 3798 g
Width: 30 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1911-03-20) by Riches, Thomas Henry

Dating

16th Century, Late
Circa 1560 CE - Circa 1580 CE

Note

Syria, Damascus (called Turkish on old slip)

Components of the work

Upper Surface composed of pigment ( blue, black green and turquoise) glaze ( colourless)

Materials used in production

buff-coloured Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, black green and turquoise under a colourless glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge on all except the upper edge

  • Text: red line (printed), 147/3 (hand written in pencil)
  • Location: Underside
  • Method of creation: Hand written, printed
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: painted directly onto the surface, large

  • Text: 1
  • Location: Underside
  • Method of creation: Painted in red
  • Type: Inscription

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.24-1911
Primary reference Number: 17532

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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