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Pottery: Unknown
Fritware painted in poylchrome under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, painted in red slip, blue, emerald green and outlined in black under a colourless glaze
Shape: segmental bowl with a slightly everted rim, sits on a low, wide foot ring
Interior: on the rim a stylised rock wave pattern, separated by ‘S’ shapes, is painted in black. On the body a floral spray comprising blue tulips, with red dots and green leaves, and red carnations with green and red leaves. Overlying the spray, a blue saz leaf adorned with a central prunus branch painted in white and red.
Exterior: on the body a frieze of green stylised peaches and blue leaves are also outlined in black.
History note: T.H. Riches, by whom bequeathed 1935 with a life interest to Mrs T.H. Riches, died 1950
T.H. Riches Bequest
Height: 6.2 cm
Weight: 760 g
Width: 28.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950-06-27) by Riches, Thomas Henry
16th Century, Late-17th Century, Early#
Circa
1590
-
Circa
1650
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( blue, green, black)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( in red slip, blue, emerald green and outlined in black)
Base
Diameter 15.2 cm
Rim
Diameter 28.5 cm
colourless, covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, painted in red slip, blue, emerald green and outlined in black under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.34-1950
Primary reference Number: 74610
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) "Dish" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74610 Accessed: 2024-04-19 09:32:39
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