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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in a white slip painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip on which decoration is outlined in black and coloured in blue (unless otherwise stated) under a clear glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a plain rim stands on a foot ring.
Interior: below the blue rim a concentric frieze of petals and tree trunks are painted. On the body a frieze of flower heads are depicted on a background of scrolling vegetation. Within a roundel defined by a concentric band of ‘S’ shapes, a floral spray sprouts from a mound alongside further scrolling vegetation. Slight defect in the glaze on the roundel.
Exterior: blue paint continues on the rim below which two friezes, similar to those on the interior body, are painted. On the lower body, a concentric blue band and on the foot ring two blue concentric lines are painted. Glaze runs over the surface unevenly onto the exterior foot ring and also covers the underside of the base.
History note: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, lot 122
Given by the Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 9.7 cm
Weight: 541 g
Width: 22.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911-03-20) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Qajar (1779-1924)#
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
Circa
1899
Rim
Diameter 22.6 cm
Base
Diameter 9.5 cm
black, blue
Pigment
clear
Glaze
white
Slip
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip on which decoration is outlined in black and coloured in blue (unless otherwise stated) under a clear glaze.
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)
Slip-coating
Inscription present: square label, serrated on the sides and lower edge
Accession number: C.35-1911
Primary reference Number: 74638
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) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74638 Accessed: 2024-11-02 18:31:56
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-02 18:31:56|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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