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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware with applied decoration, coated in a white slip and a colourless glaze painted with dark red and green.
Earthenware, mould made with applied decoration, coated in a white slip and a colourless glaze, painted over the glaze in dark red and green.
Shape: hollow lion figurine with collared legs and a wide, gaping mouth. Applied decoration comprises facial features, elaborate plaited mane, tail and rosette on the chest. A circular spout is present on the rear right flank and a wide mouth on the face, both indicative of the use of this object as a pouring vessel.
Exterior: the rosette on the chest is painted green, above which a dark red floral design sprouts towards the mouth. Facial features, mane and tail are highlighted with green and dark red over-glaze paint. Flecks of the over-glaze paint are visible over the body. Glaze and slip run over the lower legs and feet, terminating unevenly.
Interior: partially slipped and coated in glaze, otherwise undecorated.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 30.5 cm
Length: 24.5 cm
Weight: 1164 g
Width: 11 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, second half#
Circa
1850
CE
-
Circa
1899
CE
Interior
composed of
glaze
( colourless, partially covered)
slip
( white, partially covered)
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
paint
( dark red, green overglaze paint)
slip
( white)
Inscription present: hand written in black
Accession number: C.1988-1928
Primary reference Number: 72934
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) "Pouring vessel" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72934 Accessed: 2024-12-22 19:38:04
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University of Cambridge}}
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