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Potter: Unknown
Frtiware coated in a white and colourless glaze painted with lustre
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a white and colourless glaze, painted with lustre.
Shape: bi-conical body with collared neck and plain rim sits on a narrow, flaring foot ring. Strap handle with thumb rest, attached to the rim and body.
Exterior: a frieze of diagonal lines on the neck is enclosed above and below by lustre bands. On the body panels contain seated figures reserved in lustre, these panels alternate with vertical bands of dots and scrolls. The handle is painted with lustre and a pseudo-calligraphic band, on the body the panel to which the handle is attached is painted with scrolling half-palmettes. Glaze runs over the foot ring unevenly, forming droplets.
Interior: painted with a band of lustre, coated with a thin, colourless glaze.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 15.2 cm
Weight: 527 g
Width: 14.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century, Late
Circa
1170
CE
-
Circa
1199
CE
Interior
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
Exterior
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
glaze
( white, runs over the foot ring unevenly, forming droplets)
Interior Rim
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
Base
Diameter 6.5 cm
Rim
Diameter 9 cm
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a white and colourless glaze, painted with lustre
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: written directly onto object surface
Accession number: C.110-1935
Primary reference Number: 71320
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.161
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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