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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue under a white glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue under a white glaze.
Shape: shallow hemispherical bowl with a plain rim and a slight carination in the lower body, sits on a wide, low foot ring
Interior: on the body three narrow friezes are painted, beginning with a dotted chevron pattern below the rim; under which rectangular empty catouches alternate with examples filled with quatre-foil shapes, all painted on a cross-hatch background. Finally a near empty band contains pendant dotted circles and dashes on the lower body. On the base a scalloped disc with white centre contains white Arabic script painted in reserve against a blue background.
Exterior: a signature mark is painted in blue on the underside of the foot ring. Glaze covers all but the rim of the foot ring.
History note: Spier, Julius
Given by Julius Spier Esq.
Height: 4.8 cm
Weight: 325 g
Width: 20.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1905-03-26) by Spier, Julius
19th Century, Late#
Production date:
AD 1866
'Art School' ware
Exterior Base
composed of
pigment
( blue)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue)
Base
Diameter 10 cm
Rim
Diameter 20.8 cm
white, does not cover the rim of the foot ring
Glaze
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue under a clear glaze
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.4-1912
Primary reference Number: 74993
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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