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Bowl: C.327-1991

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Pottery: Unknown (Uncertain)

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Description

Bowl with narrow rim. Buff earthenware, thrown, the interior and rim coated with cream slip, incised, and coloured in green, brownish-yellow, and manganese-brown, under lead-glaze; the exterior lead-glazed brownish-yellow; base unglazed. Circular with a narrow sloping rim, and deep curved sides, standing on a disk base. The well is decorated with a stylized plant springing from a point on the shoulder. It has three pairs of brown leaves with green buds on stems between them, and a dark brownish-yellow flower at the top. There is a dark brown band round the shoulder, and, on the rim, a series of curls rising from the band, with a brown splodge on each, and randomly-placed green splodges in the spaces.

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

Height: 6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

14th Century-15th Century
Circa 1300 CE - 1500 CE

Note

Byzantine or Italian?

Components of the work

Interior And Rim composed of slip ( cream)
Glaze composed of lead-glaze
Rim Diameter 15.3 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Buff earthenware, thrown, the interior and rim coated with cream slip, incised, and coloured in green, brownish-yellow, and manganese-brown, under lead-glaze; the exterior lead-glazed brownish-yellow; base unglazed

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular with serrated edge, '671' over '3'

  • Text: 671 3
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in indelible pencil
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.327-1991
Primary reference Number: 21818
Old object number: EURCER/487

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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