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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in polychrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, painted in blue, black and red under a colourless glaze
Shape: pear shaped body with slightly flared neck sitting on a foot ring. A strap handle is attached below the rim and on the shoulder.
Exterior: a black chevron frieze is painted on the rim and combined with a green scalloped line on the shoulder. On the neck and body alternating blue and white elongated petals are painted with a black or red central spine. On the lower body, scrolling and concentric black lines are painted. On the handle blue lines are painted. Glaze covers the surface except for the lower half of the foot ring.
Interior: Glazed but otherwise undecorated.
T. H. Riches Bequest, 1950
Height: 20.3 cm
Weight: 491 g
Width: 14.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Riches, Thomas Henry
16th Century, Late
Circa
1580
CE
-
Circa
1590
CE
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue, red)
Rim
Diameter 7.4 cm
Base
Diameter 7.8 cm
colourless, except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, painted in blue, black and red under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: rectangular paper label
Accession number: C.31-1950
Primary reference Number: 74403
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Jug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74403 Accessed: 2024-11-24 10:18:14
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