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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware, probably coated in a white slip and painted in black under a turquoise glaze
Earthenware, wheel thrown, probably coated in a white slip and painted in black under a pitted turquoise glaze
Shape: segmental bowl with a beaded flange rim, sits on a low, wide foot ring.
Interior: on the rim a pattern of alternating chevrons are contained within two concentric bands. Radiating from a central, cross-hatched rosette, a series of tear-drop shaped cartouches of varying size contain, initially, a cross-hatch or leaf line design, followed by larger versions containing floral sprays, topped by further cross-hatch designs and lined spandrels.
Exterior: on the body scalloped lines, forming ‘m’ shapes radiate from a concentric line. Glaze covers the surface unevenly, terminating on the lower body and foot ring.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H. S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 8.5 cm
Weight: 1519 g
Width: 33.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
15th Century#
Circa
1400
CE
-
Circa
1499
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black)
slip
( cream-coloured)
glaze
( turquoise)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black)
slip
( cream-coloured)
glaze
( turquoise)
Base
Diameter 10.7 cm
Rim
Diameter 33.1 cm
Throwing : Earthenware, wheel thrown, probably coated in a white slip and painted in black under a pitted turquoise glaze
Accession number: C.476-1991
Primary reference Number: 75229
Packing number: ISCER 570
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bowl" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75229 Accessed: 2024-12-23 10:59:56
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