Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze
Fritware, mould made, painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze.
Shape: horse with mounted rider wearing a helmet and with left arm held at right angles to the body. All mounted on a rectangular plinth
Decoration: all features are moulded with blue used to define detail, including the horse’s main, bridle and reins. The horse’s body and rider’s coat are dashed with blue; the horse’s legs are stripped with blue. Glaze pools on the upper surface of the plinth and a droplet has been broken off on the front section; does not cover the underside of the plinth.
History note: Found at Gurgan
Accepted by HM Government under the Cultural Gifts Scheme from the Ades Family and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2019
Height: 13.5 cm
Length: 10.5 cm
Weight: 161 g
Width: 4.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2019-07-01) by Ades Family
12th Century, Late-13th Century, Early#
Circa
1150
-
Circa
1220
blue, used to define detail
Pigment
turquoise, pools on the upper surface of the plinth and a droplet has been broken off on the front section; does not cover the underside of the plinth
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, mould made, painted in blue under a transparent turquoise glaze
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: written directly onto object sufrace
Accession number: C.56-2019
Primary reference Number: 71034
Old object number: AL.88-1948
Previous ID: AL.11-1983
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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