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Dish: a horseman
Pottery:
Unidentified Netherlandish pottery
(Probably)
Pottery:
unidentified English pottery
(Possibly)
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, dull pale yellow, and manganese-purple with a Turkish horseman riding to the left surrounded by two blue concentric circles, and blue dashes on the edge.
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the front and painted in blue, dull pale yellow and manganese-purple, the reverse possibly coated with a pale slip before application of greenish-yellow, lead-glaze with dark radiating streaks. Circular with deep curved sides and slightly everted rim, standing on a footring. The front is decorated with a horseman (probably a Turk) riding to the left. He wears a turban and a long gown with a sash or cloak billowing out om a fan-shape behind him, and holds a feather-like object in his right hand. Round the rim there are two blue concentric circles and blue dashes.
History note: Mr Malcolm Stoner, London, from whom purchased for £45 on 28 March 1927 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 34.3 cm
Diameter: 13½ in
Height: 7 cm
Height: 2 ¾ in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Circa
1675
CE
-
1700
CE
The origin of this dish is uncertain, it could be Dutch, possibly Friesian, or English
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, yellowish-green, and manganese-purple)
Back
composed of
lead-glaze
( greenish)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Foot
Press-moulding : Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed and painted in blue, dull yellow and manganese-purple; the reverse covered with greenish lead-glaze which has crazed, probably over pale slip
Inscription present: The above text was centred so that it formed a rounded lozenge shape
Accession number: C.1406-1928
Primary reference Number: 71938
Old object number: 4973
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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