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Fritware, coated in an opaque cream glaze painted in blue, purple, black and red and with leaf gilding
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated with an opaque cream glaze, slightly crazed painted in the glaze in blue and purple and over the glaze in black and red and leaf gilding.
Shape: bi-conical bowl with plain rim and a wide, low foot ring.
Interior: rim is painted blue above a blue and red pseudo-calligraphic band. On the body a frieze of seated figures, in slightly different positions, alternately wear either blue robes with red shoes, or purple robes with blue shoes. Both sets of figures are outlined in black, with black hair and gold leaf arm bands. On the base, enclosed within a red concentric band outlined in black, a mounted horseman is depicted. The horse has a purple mottled coat, white face, blue hooves, a black tail and mane; while the black haired rider wears a blue jacket and brown boots. Both horse and rider are outlined in black with gold leaf embellishing the arm bands and bridle.
Exterior: the rim is painted in blue, while at a mid point on the body a band of calligraphy is faintly painted in black. The glaze runs to a mid point on the foot ring
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 9.8 cm
Weight: 451 g
Width: 21.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
Circa 1180 CE - 1219 CE
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue (in-glaze), black (over glaze))
glaze
( cream, slightly crazed)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, purple (in-glaze), black, red (over glaze))
glaze
( cream, slightly crazed)
gold leaf
( gilding in selected areas)
Rim
Diameter 21.6 cm
Base
Diameter 8.6 cm
Exterior Rim
Exterior Upper Body
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, coated with an opaque cream glaze, slightly crazed painted in the glaze in blue and purple and over the glaze in black and red and leaf gilding
Inscription present: at a mid point on the body band of calligraphy is painted in faint black
Inscription present: rectangular paper label adhered to exterior base with serrated edge on the bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: hand written in black ink directly onto vessel base
Accession number: C.142-1935
Primary reference Number: 71978
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.99
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/71978 Accessed: 2024-11-05 05:35:42
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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71978
|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-05 05:35:42|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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