Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Fritware, painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a clear glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a plain rim, on a low foot ring. Raised dimple on the interior base.
Interior: a black concentric line is painted just below the rim. On the body, four concentric friezes painted in black against a white ground, these friezes are separated by bands of blue pigment. The friezes contain either ovals, with a line crossed through, or diagonal crosses painted in a single stroke resulting in joining of the upper arms; both these shapes are separated by rows of vertical lines. On the base a swirling rosette outlined in black and coloured in blue is painted against a white ground.
Exterior: similar decoration to that on the interior with a single black line just below the rim and two concentric friezes on the body separated by bands of blue. Glaze covers the foot ring unevenly and is also present on the underside of the base.
Notes
History note: Spier, Julius
Legal notes
Given by Julius Spier Esq.
Measurements and weight
Height: 7.8 cm
Weight: 451 g
Width: 20.9 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1912)
by
Spier, Julius
Dating
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
1899
School or Style
Qajar (1779-1924)
Components of the work
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( clear)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( clear, covers the foot ring unevenly and is also present on the underside of the base)
Base
Diameter 10.8 cm
Rim
Diameter 20.9 cm
Materials used in production
Fritware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.1-1912
Primary reference Number: 71490
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 25 March 2024
Last processed: Tuesday 29 July 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
