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Potter: Unknown
Fritware incised and painted in black and blue under a colourless glaze
Fritware, mould made, incised and painted in blue and black under a colourless glaze
Shape: multi-sided jug with a sharply angled mouth and rolled rim. A strap handle is applied to the body; the base is flat.
Exterior: the rim and handle are painted with blue and in the latter outlined in black. On the body vertical friezes alternate between incised chevrons on a white ground and interlocking hooked leaves reserved in blue and outlined in black. Glaze covers lower body unevenly leaving small areas uncovered.
Interior: glazed but otherwise undecorated.
Given by Sir Herbert Thompson
Height: 11 cm
Weight: 163 g
Width: 9 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1920) by Thompson, Henry Francis Herbert, Sir, Bart
17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early#
Circa
1690
-
1738
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
Exerior
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
Rim
Diameter 7.3 cm
Base
Diameter 7.4 cm
Exterior Body
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, incised and painted in blue and black under a colourless glaze
Accession number: C.41-1920
Primary reference Number: 74958
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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