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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a clear glaze
Description: fritware, wheel thrown and finely potted, painted in blue, yellow, purple, black, red and green under a clear glaze.
Shape: cylindrical body, slightly waisted with plain rim and flat base. A tubular handle is attached to the body.
Exterior: on the rim panels are separated yellow or black horizontal lines and containing, alternately, black diagonal crosses surrounded by dots or stylised polychrome floral sprays. On the body, polychrome, highly stylised angels’ heads are painted in vertical friezes separated by green vertical lines. On the handle a vertical frieze of floral spays. On the base a scar from a stacking device used during firing.
Interior: undecorated except for glaze, slightly pitted on the base.
History note: Raymond Ades; Mrs Raymond Ades
Bequeathed by Mrs Raymond Ades
Height: 11 cm
Weight: 338 g
Width: 13.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2009) by Ades, Raymond, Mrs
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
Circa
1799
CE
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue, yellow, purple, black, red and green)
Rim
Diameter 9.8 cm
Base
Diameter 9.9 cm
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown and finely potted, painted in blue, yellow, purple, black, red and green under a clear glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: painted under the glaze
Inscription present: rectangular label adhered to the underside of the tankard base
Inscription present: rectangular paper label adhered to the underside of the tankard base
Accession number: C.19-2009
Primary reference Number: 71027
Old object number: AL.101-1948
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) "Tankard" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71027 Accessed: 2024-12-22 20:28:44
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