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Potter: Unknown
Fritware, moulded and coated in a purple glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown and moulded, coated in a purple glaze
Shape: globular body on a low foot ring, tubular collared neck with a flaring rim.
Exterior: moulded decoration on the shoulder comprised leaping quadrupeds amongst leafy foliage. Glaze runs over the surface to a point on the lower body.
Interior: undecorated except for glaze on the rim.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 21 cm
Weight: 607 g
Width: 14.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century
Circa
1100
CE
-
Circa
1199
CE
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( purple, runs over the surface to a point on the lower body)
Rim
Diameter 4.5 cm
Base
Diameter 7.5 cm
Shoulder
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown and moulded, coated in a purple glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around upper and right hand edge
Inscription present: written directly onto vessel surface
Accession number: C.160-1935
Primary reference Number: 72294
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.19
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) "Bottle" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72294 Accessed: 2024-11-15 06:31:41
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|title=Bottle
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-15 06:31:41|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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