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Cup: C.337-1991

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Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Slip-coated earthenware with incised decoration painted in green and brownish-yellow under lead-glaze

Pale red earthenware, the interior and exterior coated in cream slip, incised, painted in green and brownish-yellow, and lead-glazed; the underside of the foot and the lower part of the top are undecorated. Circular with carinated sides, curved lower part, and high incurved foot, hollow underneath. The interior has lost most of its decoration, but had an incised circular medallion in the middle, and below the rim, a zig-zag line between horizontal lines, with splashes of green and brownish-yellow over them. On the upper part of the exterior there are four horizontal bands with, over them, a zig-zag line and alternate vertical stripes of green and dark yellow.

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: 10.4 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

Probably from Cyprus

School or Style

Byzantine

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( cream)
Glaze composed of lead-glaze
Rim Diameter 12.2 cm
Interior, Exterior

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Pale red earthenware, the interior and exterior coated in cream slip, incised, painted in green and brownish-yellow, and lead-glazed; the underside of the foot, and the lower part of the top are undecorated

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: a circular paper label

  • Text: 1/7
  • Location: Stuck onto the outside
  • Method of creation: Inscirbed in pencil
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.337-1991
Primary reference Number: 23618
Old object number: ISCER/963

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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