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Vase: C.643-1991

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Description

Vase. Stoneware vase covered with a mottled, blue crackle glaze. The tall, slender vase has a low neck and a wide mouth with everted rim. The sides taper gently to a recessed, flat glazed base. The thick, mottled, blue crackle glaze stops unevenly short of the foot.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 10.9 cm
Height: 24.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Ming
Circa 1368 - 1644

Materials used in production

Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Stoneware vase covered with a mottled, blue crackle glaze
Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.643-1991
Primary reference Number: 21120
Old object number: CHICER/280
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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