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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in black and blue under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue and black under a colourless, cracked glaze
Shape: inverted pear shaped jar with narrow collar neck and triangular rim, sits on a low foot ring
Exterior: on the body a diaper pattern of black lozenges and blue dots, while on the neck a black cross-hatch pattern with blue dots. The glaze runs unevenly over the exterior foot ring but the underside is not covered.
Interior: glazed but otherwise undecorated
Given by H.K. Kevorkian
Height: 25.2 cm
Weight: 2062 g
Width: 23.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911) by Kevorkian, H. K.
18th Century-19th Century#
Circa
1700
-
1899
Qajar (1779-1924)#
Safavid (1501-1738)
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( colourless, cracked, runs unevenly over the exterior foot ring but the underside is not covered)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( colourless, cracked)
Rim
Diameter 12.5 cm
Base
Diameter 15.3 cm
Throwing : Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue and black under a colourless, cracked glaze
Inscription present: circular paper label
Accession number: C.21-1911
Primary reference Number: 73126
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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