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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware with applied and excised decoration under a turquoise glaze
Buff earthenware, largely wheel thrown with applied and excised decoration covered in a pitted turquoise alkaline glaze
Shape: inverted pear shape body with a narrowing neck and triangular rim, eight loop handles are attached to the neck and upper body, sits on a disc base.
Exterior: below the rim a band of excised horizontal lozenges. On the body, applied decoration incorporates an ‘S’ shaped cable pattern and impressed discs above and below the cable. Glaze covers the surface to the edge of the base.
Interior: glaze covers the surface.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 48 cm
Weight: 8175 g
Width: 35.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
8th Century-10th Century
Circa
700
CE
-
Circa
999
CE
Base
Diameter 13 cm
Rim
Diameter 16.5 cm
Body
Handles
Neck
turquoise, pitted, alkali
Glaze
Earthenware
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Accession number: C.56-1935
Primary reference Number: 75006
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: 130
Sketchfab model
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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