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Potter: Unknown
Fritware with white glaze painted in lustre
Pinkish buff fritware, wheel thrown, coated with a white glaze, slightly crazed and pitted, painted in red-brown lustre.
Shape: conical bowl with plain rim and moderately high foot ring.
Interior: rim is painted with a band of lustre, while the body is covered with a six panel pattern radiating from a central star; the latter painted in lustre with light scratching. The panels alternate between a circular pattern of scrolling vines and leaves, painted in reserve against a lustred ground, and a more complex theme including Arabic script (cursive), also painted in reserve, alongside bands or palmettes both containing scrolls painted in lustre. Separating these panels, vertical friezes of Arabic script (cursive) are painted in lustre.
Exterior: on the body, a repeating, but roughly painted, chain-stripe motif is contained between two thick bands of lustre Glaze runs unevenly over the lower body and onto the foot ring in places. Burn mark on a section of the rim results from firing.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 8.4 cm
Weight: 265 g
Width: 18.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
13th Century, Early
Circa
1300
CE
-
1325
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
glaze
( white, slightly crazed and pitted; runs unevenly over the lower body and onto the foot ring in places)
Interior
composed of
oxide colours
( lustre)
glaze
( white, slightly crazed and pitted)
Rim
Diameter 18.7 cm
Base
Diameter 7.5 cm
Interior Base
Throwing : Pinkish buff fritware, wheel thrown, coated with a white glaze, slightly crazed and pitted, painted in red-brown lustre
Inscription present: vertical friezes of script are painted in lustre
Inscription present: painted in reserve as part of design in radiating wedge shaped panels
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge adhered to exterior base, partially obscured by Fitzwilliam Museum accession number
Accession number: C.121-1935
Primary reference Number: 71567
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BR.112
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71567 Accessed: 2024-12-22 20:07:16
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