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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue and black under a transparent white glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, with carved black slip and blue paint under a transparent white glaze.
Shape: straight neck and plain rim are on top of a bulbous body with carination at the midpoint, sits on a low, narrow foot ring. A grooved strap handle, with small thumb rest is attached to the neck and body.
Exterior: on the neck a black band is incised with pseudo epigraphy. On the body a frieze of black dotted circular cartouche, incised with ‘S’ shapes and vertical lines, alternate with blue vertical lines. Glaze runs over the body, forming droplets above the foot ring.
Interior: coated with glaze, otherwise undecorated.
History note: Given by Lady Lee
Given by Lady Lee in memory of her husband Sir Frank Lee
Height: 12.7 cm
Weight: 406 g
Width: 14.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1971) by Lee, Lady
12th Century, Late
Circa
1150
CE
-
Circa
1200
CE
Exterior
composed of
slip
( black, carved)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( blue)
glaze
( transparent, white, runs over the body, forming droplets above the foot ring)
Interior
composed of
glaze
( transparent, white)
Base
Diameter 5.2 cm
Rim
Diameter 9.3 cm
Handle
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, with carved black slip and blue paint under a transparent white glaze
Accession number: C.4-1971
Primary reference Number: 75013
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Jug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75013 Accessed: 2024-11-25 06:13:24
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