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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in
Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, turquoise, green and black under a colourless glaze.
Forms part of a panel comprising twenty three tiles. Border fragment cut from a larger tile. Abuts large tile C.4J-1928 and smaller section C.4R-1948 and forms part of the 2nd row of five tiles, comprising one other large (C.4D-1928) and another small section (C.4P-1928).
Upper surface: a palmette frieze is painted in blue, green and turquoise with black outlines that form the border section of the tile panel. The start of the pattern that occupies the rest of the panel, incorporating festooned manderolas linked by sinuous stems surrounded by flowers and grape vines, is just visible on the lower edge.
Lower surface: undecorated except for splashes of glaze and areas of plaster
History note: Willaim Morris; Morris & Co.
Given by The Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum
Depth: 2.5 cm
Height: 7.3 cm
Weight: 114 g
Width: 4.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1928-06-04) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
16th Century, Late
Circa
1574
CE
-
Circa
1599
CE
Upper Surface
composed of
pigment
( blue, green and turquoise, with black outlines)
Decoration
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, turquoise, green and black under a colourless glaze.
Accession number: C.4S-1928
Primary reference Number: 28908
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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