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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, painted in blue, black and turquoise under a crazed colourless glaze
Shape: hexagonal tile with straight edges
Upper surface: around the edges the remnants of a black and turquoise border is evident. Painted in blue in the centre, a floral spray is surrounded by arching branches with scrolled leaves, including one example in black.
Lower surface: undecorated except for remnants of plaster.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Depth: 1.5 cm
Height: 18.5 cm
Weight: 451 g
Width: 16.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
15th Century#
1400
CE
-
Circa
1499
CE
Upper Surface composed of pigment ( blue, black and turquoise) glaze ( colourless)
Moulding : Fritware, probably mould made, painted in blue, black and turquoise under a crazed colourless glaze
Inscription present: painted directly onto the tile surface
Accession number: C.549A-1991
Primary reference Number: 29018
Packing number: ISCER 658
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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