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Potter: Unknown
Brown earthenware coated in a cream slip carved under a clear glaze
Pinkish brown earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip, carved, reserved in brown and covered with a clear glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a plain rim, on a disc base
Interior: on the upper body a frieze of scrolling, leafy vines is incised through the cream slip against a brown reserved background. A scar on the base indicates contact with another vessel or a use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln. A clear glaze coloured with streaks of brown covers the surface.
Exterior: a cream slip coated in a clear glaze covers the surface to the lower body.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 6.2 cm
Weight: 199 g
Width: 13 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
12th Century-13th Century
Circa
1100
-
Circa
1299
Interior
composed of
pigment
( brown used to reserved carving)
glaze
( clear)
slip
( cream, carved on the upper body)
Exterior
composed of
glaze
( clear)
slip
( cream)
Rim
Diameter 13 cm
Base
Diameter 5 cm
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around upper and right hand edge
Inscription present: written directly onto the vessel surface
Accession number: C.46-1935
Primary reference Number: 75182
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.171
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/75182 Accessed: 2024-11-22 00:52:58
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75182
|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 00:52:58|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bowl</figcaption>
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