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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in four colours under a clear glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, finely potted and painted in yellow, black, red and green under a clear glaze.
Shape: plain rim on a circular bulbous body with a smooth carination and three pouts on the upper section, sits on a low foot ring.
Exterior: rim is painted with black scallops covered with a yellow concentric band; the spouts are dotted with red. On the body three lobbed medallions containing a central star are painted in polychrome, these are separated by yellow, spikey leaves and black tendrils. On the lower body a black concentric line is painted. The glaze covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring.
Interior: glazed but undecorated.
History note: Raymond Ades; Mrs Raymond Ades
Bequeathed by Mrs Raymond Ades
Height: 5 cm
Weight: 81 g
Width: 8.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2009) by Ades, Raymond, Mrs
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1799
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( yellow, black, red and green)
Base
Diameter 4.5 cm
Rim
Diameter 5.3 cm
clear, covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, finely potted and painted in yellow, black, red and green under a clear glaze
Glazing
Inscription present: painted under the glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label adhered to the underside of the foot ring
Inscription present: rectangular paper label adhered to the underside of the foot ring
Accession number: C.20-2009
Primary reference Number: 71031
Old object number: AL.104-1948
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) "Lamp" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71031 Accessed: 2024-12-22 20:48:05
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