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Unknown
(Potter)
Earthenware, coated in a white slip carved under a colourless glaze
Pinkish earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip carved under a colourless glaze, splashed with traces of green
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a plain rim on a disc base cut, away on the underside.
Interior: on the body a frieze of four circular medallions, separated by palmettes, contains birds and scrolling leaves, all carved through a cream slip. The glaze pools and is cracked in the base, splashes of green pigment are present in one area. Three scar marks on the lower body indicated the use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln.
Exterior: undecorated except for a cream slip and colourless glaze extending to the foot ring.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 8.5 cm
Weight: 463 g
Width: 18.6 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bought
(1935)
by
Brangwyn, Frank
12th-13th Century
Circa
1100
-
Circa
1299
Interior
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
slip
( cream)
pigment
( green)
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( colourless)
slip
( cream)
Rim
Diameter 18.6 cm
Base
Diameter 6.8 cm
Throwing : Pinkish earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white slip carved under a colourless glaze, splashed with traces of green
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around top and right hand edge
Inscription present: written directly onto the vessel surface
Accession number: C.47-1935
Primary reference Number: 75216
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.62
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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"Bowl"
Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75216 Accessed: 2022-07-05 10:20:11
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