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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware coated in a white slip splashed in green under a light green glaze
Pinkish brown earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip, splashed in green under a light green glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a plain rim, sits on a disc base
Interior: splashed lines radiate between solid areas of green on the rim and base. Glaze and splashed pigment cover the surface unevenly with underlying slip visible in discrete areas. Three scar marks on the base indicate the use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln.
Exterior: Splashed decoration continues on the rim and upper body. Light green glaze covers the surface to a point above the base.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 6 cm
Weight: 298 g
Width: 17 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
9th Century-10th Century#
Circa
800
CE
-
Circa
999
CE
Interior
composed of
pigment
( splashed)
glaze
( tinged with green)
Exterior Upper Body
composed of
pigment
( splashed)
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
Rim
Diameter 17 cm
Base
Diameter 8.3 cm
white, thin
Slip
Earthenware
Throwing
: Pinkish brown earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip splashed in green under a light green glaze
Slip-coating
Inscription present: rectangular pink paper label with serrated edge
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: hand written directly onto the vessel surface
Accession number: C.174-1935
Primary reference Number: 72546
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.88?
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/72546 Accessed: 2024-11-22 08:34:10
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72546
|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 08:34:10|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-72546
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_174_1935_281_29.jpg"
alt="Bowl"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bowl</figcaption>
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