Part of a dish made up of five joined fragments and one made up fragment
Pottery: Unidentified Harlow potter
Earthenware with slip-trailed decoration and lead-glaze
Red earthenware, thrown, and decorated on the front with slip-trailing in cream appearing yellow under the lead-glaze; reverse unglazed. Originally circular with narrow sloping rim which is thickened on the underside, sloping sides, and almost flat base. Decorated in the centre is a cross motif, and on the sides with triangular motifs made up of four triangles of graduated size, alternating with double tridents flanked by spirals on stalks. Round the rim is a border of two scalloped lines with the curve in opposite directions which form ovals and rhomboids.
History note: Alfred Billson collection; sold Sotheby's, 21 December 1908
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 29.2 cm
Height: 6.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century#
Charles I
Commonwealth
Circa
1640
CE
-
1660
CE
Slipware made at several potteries in the Harlow area were formerly known as Metropolitan Ware because it had been found in London and was at first thought to have been made there.
Front
composed of
lead-glaze
( appearing yellow over the cream areas)
Decoration
composed of
slip
( cream)
red Earthenware
Throwing : Red earthenware, thrown, slip-trailed and lead-glazed on the front only
Inscription present: rectangular white paper label with blue motifs in the jpper corners
Accession number: C.70-1928
Primary reference Number: 187796
Old object number: 2960
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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