Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Shape: carinated bowl with a plain rim, sits on a narrow, slightly flaring foot ring
Interior: a black dentilated pattern is reserved in blue on the rim and upper neck. A black, leafy wreath on the body encircles a black rosette, incorporating cross-hatched leaves, which is reserved in blue on the base.
Exterior: black water weed style leaves are painted on the body. The glaze covers the surface, running unevenly onto the foot ring.
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: 8 cm
Weight: 197 g
Width: 15.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Allocated (2019-07-01) by Ades Family
13th Century, Early
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( colourless, runs unevenly onto the foot ring)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( transparent, white)
Rim
Diameter 15.1 cm
Base
Diameter 6.4 cm
Fritware : Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a transparent white glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with red printed border
Inscription present: rectangular paper label
Accession number: C.74-2019
Primary reference Number: 71097
Old object number: AL.68-1948
Previous ID: AL.8-1983
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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