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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in a white or blue glaze painted with lustre
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a white glaze on the exterior, and blue glaze on the interior, painted in lustre.
Shape: bulbous, ovoid body ascending via a carination onto a slightly concave neck with everted rim. A handle, with small thumb rest, is attached to the neck and body. Sits on a flaring foot ring base.
Exterior: on the neck jewel like motifs, with central vertical line, are reserved in lustre. Spandrels containing dots and dashes hang from the decoration on the neck, while on the body lustre dotted stars are painted in a symmetrical pattern. The upper section and sides of the handle are painted with lustre, the lower section is painted with an inscription. A palmette leaf is painted on the body below the handle. Glaze terminates on the exterior foot ring, where it runs over the surface unevenly.
Interior: a lustre band is painted on the rim; the remainder of the surface is undecorated except for a thin blue glaze.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 16.2 cm
Weight: 503 g
Width: 14.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century, Late
Circa
1170
CE
-
Circa
1199
CE
Monumental style
Interior
composed of
glaze
( blue, thin coverage)
Exterior Body
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
glaze
( white, terminates on the exterior foot ring, where it runs over the surface unevenly)
Interior Rim
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
Base
Diameter 7 cm
Rim
Diameter 9.8 cm
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a white glaze on the exterior, and blue glaze on the interior, painted in lustre
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around upper and right hand edge
Accession number: C.109-1935
Primary reference Number: 71300
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.50
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) "Jug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71300 Accessed: 2024-12-18 12:56:37
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