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Potter: Caiger-Smith, Alan
Earthenware, coated in dark greyish-blue slip, clear-glazed, and painted in reduced pigment silver lustre with plum-coloured iridescence
Pale red earthenware, thrown, coated in dark greyish-blue slip, clear-glazed, and painted in reduced-pigment silver lustre which has produced plum-coloured iridescence on the silver motifs. The underside of the base has been wiped free of slip. Circular with curved sides, and two holes for suspension in the edge of the base which is recessed. The interior is decorated with calligraphic curved strokes, and stylised foliage and flowerheads. The exterior has a broad band of stylised foliage and berries. The base is decorated with two concetric circles with curved lines around the inner edge, and a stylised fern or pine tree on each side of the marks.
History note: Purchased from Primavera, King's Parade, Cambridge, from the exhibition held in the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2 July - 3 September 2001, Ceramics & Glass, New Work by Alan Caiger-Smith and Peter Layton, no. ACS 35
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Diameter: 44.2 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2001-10-08) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
21st Century, Early
Elizabeth II
Production date:
AD 2001
Decoration composed of lustre ( silver with plum-coloured iridescence)
clear, except underside of footring
Glaze
dark greyish-blue, except on underside of footring
Slip
Earthenware
Throwing : Pale red earthenware, coated in dark greyish-blue slip, clear-glazed, and painted in reduced pigment lustre which has produced plum-coloured iridescence on the silver motifs
Accession number: C.14-2001
Primary reference Number: 35117
Entry form number: 161
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/35117 Accessed: 2024-12-22 23:38:02
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|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 23:38:02|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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