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Earthenware fragment, incised through a cream slip under yellow glaze and enhanced with dark and light brown pigments
Wheel-thrown earthenware bowl fragment with reddish body tone, coated with cream slip, enhanced with areas of dark and light brown pigments, and incised under a yellow glaze
Shape: lower body of a cup with rounded walls, standing on a collared and flaring foot ring
Interior: yellow glaze over a cream slip, an interlacing pattern of arabesques and ovals roughly incised on the base is enhanced with light and dark brown pigments and appears to continue onto the lower body in two directions
Exterior: yellow glaze over a cream slip running under the foot ring, otherwise undecorated
History note: Bequeathed by Dr J.W.L Glaisher
Bequeathed by Dr J.W.L Glaisher
Height: 6.5 cm
Weight: 243 g
Width: 12.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
13th Century, Late-14th Century
Circa
1250
CE
-
Circa
1399
CE
Interior
composed of
slip
( cream)
pigment
( light brown, dark brown)
glaze
( yellow)
Exterior Body
composed of
slip
( cream)
glaze
( yellow)
Foot Ring
Diameter 6.3 cm
Inscription present: hand written in pencil and partially crossed out
Accession number: C.1994-1928
Primary reference Number: 72943
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) "Sherd" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/72943 Accessed: 2024-11-25 09:08:12
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|title=Sherd
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 09:08:12|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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