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Tankard and cover: C.17 & A-2009

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware, painted in polychrome under a clear glaze

Fritware, wheel thrown with elements hand made or carved. Finely potted, painted in red, blue, purple, yellow, black and green under a clear, crazed glaze
Shape: cylindrical with slight waisting, with a plain rim and sitting on a flat base. A tubular handle is applied to the body. The cover is circular and stepped with an ovular central handle; the interior has a lip.
Tankard: around the rim an alternating horizontal frieze of black dotted diagonal crosses, divided by polychrome vertical lines and mounds with sprouting flowers. On the body vertical friezes of stylised polychrome floral sprays are separated by yellow vertical lines from winged, highly stylised angels’ heads. The handle is painted with a vertical frieze of semi-circles in alternating colours. The underside is glazed, with three spur marks clearly visible resulting from use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln.
Cover: two concentric friezes of polychrome stylised floral sprays, the lower incorporating ‘saz’ leaves. Decoration differs from that on the tankard, which may suggest that the cover belonged originally to a different vessel. Glaze covers underside

Notes

History note: Raymond Ades; Mrs Raymond Ades

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mrs Raymond Ades

Measurements and weight

Weight: 476 g
Width: 14.2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Kutahiya ⪼ Anatolia ⪼ Turkey

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2009) by Ades, Raymond, Mrs

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - Circa 1799 CE

School or Style

Ottoman

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Base Diameter 10.2 cm
Rim Diameter 10.5 cm Diameter 10 cm
Tankard Height 12.3 cm
Cover Height 5.9 cm
Body And Cover
Handles

Materials used in production

clear, crazed Glaze
red, blue, purple, yellow, black and green Pigment
Fritware

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)
Painting underglaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: painted under the glaze

  • Text: shaped like a house with a pitched roof
  • Location: Exterior base (underside) of tankard
  • Method of creation: Hand painted in manganese
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: rectangular label adhered to the underside of the tankard

  • Text: red border (printed), Lent by R.Ades, 1948, No.99 (hand written in black)
  • Location: Exterior base (underside) of tankard
  • Method of creation: Printed, hand written in black
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: circular paper label adhered to the underside of the tankard

  • Text: Collection A. Imbert, Rome/No, concentric lines around edge
  • Location: Exterior base (underside) of tankard
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular paper label adhered to the underside of the tankard

  • Text: 48 M
  • Location: Exterior base (underside) of tankard
  • Method of creation: Hand written in black
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge adhered to the underside of the tankard

  • Text: blue printed border, hand written in black with ‘No. 26, / 225 L E / la paire
  • Location: Exterior base (underside) of tankard
  • Method of creation: Printed, hand written in black
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: painted in black under the glaze

  • Text: Arabic or pseudo Arabic script
  • Location: Interior cover (underside)
  • Method of creation: Hand painted in black
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: rectangular paper label adhered to the underside of the cover

  • Text: printed black border, Lent by / R.Ades, 1948. / No.99 (hand written in black)
  • Location: Interior cover (underside)
  • Method of creation: Printed, hand written in black
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular paper label adhered to the underside of the cover

  • Text: 48 M
  • Location: Interior cover (underside)
  • Method of creation: Hand written in black
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.17 & A-2009
Primary reference Number: 71103
Old object number: AL.99 & A-1948
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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