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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in a white slip painted in blue and brown under a colourless glaze
Fritware, probably mould made, coated in a white slip and painted in two shades of blue and brown under a colourless glaze
Shape: hemispherical bowl with plain rim, sits on a low foot ring
Interior: all decoration is painted in blue. Below the rim a vegetal frieze comprises flower heads, curling leaves and scrolling stems. In the roundel a scholar figure kneels in a landscape of pagodas and vegetation.
Exterior: palmette leaves are reserved in blue and enclosed within brown lobbed medallions. Between the palmettes brown trellis work is arranged in arabesque forms. The glaze runs over the foot ring unevenly. The underside of the foot ring is glazed and marked with three blue tassels.
History note: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, probably part of lot 133, sold for 20 guineas with another vessel
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 17.7 cm
Weight: 3082 g
Width: 39.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911-03-20) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
17th Century, second half#
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1699
CE
Exterior
composed of
painting underglaze
( blue, brown)
Interior
composed of
painting underglaze
( blue)
Base
Diameter 20.3 cm
Rim
Diameter 39.1 cm
colourless
Glaze
white
Slip
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in two shades of blue under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)
Slip-coating
Inscription present: painted under the glaze
Inscription present: Rectangular paper label
Inscription present: Rectangular paper label blue printed border
Accession number: C.46-1911
Primary reference Number: 75180
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75180 Accessed: 2024-10-30 06:15:24
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