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Potter: Unknown
Fritware, painted in blue under a turquoise glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in dark blue under a transparent crazed turquoise glaze
Exterior: neck is painted with three concentric lines. On the shoulder a frieze of circles, containing diagonal curving lines and dots, amongst feathery leaves and dotted triangles. On the body a groups of triangles containing solid triangles hang from a pair of concentric lines; these groups are separated by feathery scrolls from which pseudo-tassel marks are suspended. Glaze covers the body with varying thickness, gathering in droplets on the lower body and foot ring. Splashes of glaze cover the underside of the foot ring.
Interior: undecorated except for glaze.
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 19.9 cm
Weight: 1229 g
Width: 18.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1923) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
18th Century
Circa
1700
-
1799
Safavid (1501-1738)
Qajar (1779-1924)#
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( dark blue)
Base
Diameter 10.3 cm
Rim
Diameter 10.9 cm
turquoise, transparent, crazed, covers the exterior body with varying thickness, gathering in droplets on the lower body and foot ring. Splashes of glaze cover the underside of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in dark blue under a transparent crazed turquoise glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: suspended from feathery scrolls
Accession number: C.11-1923
Primary reference Number: 71346
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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