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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
Buff fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in painted in black, blue and purple under a clear glaze.
Shape: deep hemispherical bowl with a plain rim and sitting on a low, wide foot ring.
Interior: the rim is painted blue. On the upper body a honey comb pattern is outlined in black with lozenges containing a group of blue dots, or a large purple dot which has run into the surrounding area. The roundel contains flowers and leaves outlined in black and highlighted with blue or turquoise. Three scar marks on the base indicate the use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln.
Exterior: decoration on the rim continues onto the exterior. A honey comb pattern identical to that on the interior covers the body. At the join between the lower body and foot ring a concentric band of purple is painted. Glaze, which is heavily pitted towards the base, runs unevenly over the foot ring; the underside of the foot ring is also unevenly covered with glaze.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 11.5 cm
Weight: 637 cm
Width: 20.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
16th Century, Late-17th Century, Early#
Circa
1550
CE
-
1699
CE
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue, purple)
glaze
( transparent)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue, purple)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( transparent, runs unevenly over the foot ring; the underside of the foot ring is also unevenly covered, pitted towards base.)
Rim
Diameter 20.8 cm
Base
Diameter 8 cm
Throwing : Fritware painted in painted in black, blue and purple under a clear glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around top and right hand edge
Inscription present: hand inscribed in black directly onto the surface of the vessel
Accession number: C.138-1935
Primary reference Number: 71897
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.48
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) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71897 Accessed: 2024-12-22 18:01:02
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University of Cambridge}}
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