IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 74731 accession number: C.38-1911 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 12 June 2012 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: fritware, moulded, painted in blue with black outlining, under a clear glaze. Shape: ovular body with hole in upper section for missing spout and elephant head. Exterior: ovular body is divided into seven panels mimicking animal harnesses and covers. The front and back vertical panels are adorned with dots, medallions and tassels which hang from horizontal panels, draped around the elephant’s neck or rump. These horizontal panels contain either crosses, painted in reserve against a blue background, or scrolling tendrils and flowers. On the sides of the figure horizontal panels, representing draped cloths, are decorated predominantly with inverted ‘Y’ shapes, painted in reserve against a blue background, and arranged around a lobbed central lozenge. On the upper surface further peony type flowers with leaves and tendrils are painted. On the elephant’s head eyes and scrolling ears or horns are depicted. Glaze on underside of foot ring but without a painter’s mark. Interior: not visible object type: fritware painted in blue and black under a clear glaze title: kendi NOTES ----- type: history note value: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, lot 132 LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/74731 SUBJECTS ------------------- elephant elephant TECHNIQUES ---------- fritware, moulded, painted in blue with black outlining, under a clear glaze moulding CATEGORIES ------ category: fritware DATING ------ creation date: 1600 - 1650 creation date earliest: 1600 creation date latest: 1650 culture: 17th Century, Early# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Height units: cm value: 15.8 dimension: Weight units: g value: 480 dimension: Width units: cm value: 13 CITATIONS -------- The Collection of Rhodian, Damascus, Persian and Hispano-Mauro Faience of the Late Joseph Dixon, Esq. Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Third Annual Report La Céramique Islamique Islamic ceramics --- IMAGES surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_38_1911_281_29.jpg height: 740 pixels width: 570 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/mid_C_38_1911_281_29.jpg height: 649 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_38_1911_281_29.jpg height: 740 pixels width: 570 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/preview_C_38_1911_281_29.jpg height: 325 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_38_1911_282_29.jpg height: 740 pixels width: 570 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/mid_C_38_1911_282_29.jpg height: 649 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_38_1911_282_29.jpg height: 740 pixels width: 570 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/preview_C_38_1911_282_29.jpg height: 325 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_38_1911_283_29.jpg height: 740 pixels width: 570 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/mid_C_38_1911_283_29.jpg height: 649 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_38_1911_283_29.jpg height: 740 pixels width: 570 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/preview_C_38_1911_283_29.jpg height: 325 pixels width: 250 pixels surrogate: large format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_38_1911_284_29.jpg height: 740 pixels width: 570 pixels surrogate: mid format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/mid_C_38_1911_284_29.jpg height: 649 pixels width: 500 pixels surrogate: original format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/C_38_1911_284_29.jpg height: 740 pixels width: 570 pixels surrogate: preview format: jpeg location: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa13/preview_C_38_1911_284_29.jpg height: 325 pixels width: 250 pixels