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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green, turquoise and black under a colourless glaze.
Forms part of a panel comprising twenty three tiles. A small, rectangular fragment forms a section of the border of a larger tile, which was part of a 5th row of the panel. Possibly joins another fragment (C.4L-1928) and larger tile (C.4F-1928); row also includes another large tile (C.4E-1928) and three fragments (C.4V-1928, C.4W-1928, C.4Q-1928).
Upper surface: a section of a palmette frieze in blue, green and turquoise with black outlines is painted.
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: 2.2 cm
Height: 6.5 cm
Weight: 120 g
Width: 5.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1928-06-04) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
16th Century, Late
Circa
1574
CE
-
1599
CE
Syrian, Damascus
Upper Surface composed of glaze ( colourless) pigment ( in blue, green, turquoise, with black outlines)
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, painted in blue, green, turquoise and black under a colourless glaze
Accession number: C.4T-1928
Primary reference Number: 28909
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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