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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue under a transparent glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue under a transparent glaze
Shape: inverted pear shaped body with a concave neck and flaring profile towards the base and out-turned rim.
Exterior: a pendant fleur de lis pattern is painted on the upper neck mirrored by a frieze of leaves on the lower neck. On the shoulder, flowers are painted on scrolling tendrils. On the body, a band of leaves is painted above the principal decoration comprising a frieze of figures dressed in western style clothes. The frieze is divided into three scenes, each separated by a floral spray with a bird and often a butterfly. In the first scene, confronted males sitting either side of a narrow, leafy tree, below which two quadrupeds, probably dogs, look on. The second scene depicts a mounted horseman brandishing a gun; the third scene depicts a young male and an older bearded male crossing a bridge towards a domed building, probably a shrine. Glaze covers the surface unevenly, leaving areas where the fabric of the vessel is visible.
Interior: undecorated except for glaze.
History note: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, lot 139
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 35.8 cm
Weight: 3660 g
Width: 24.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911-03-20) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
1899
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue)
Rim And Base
composed of
copper alloy
( post-date jar)
Base
Diameter 12.4 cm
Rim
Diameter 13.9 cm
transparent, covers the surface unevenly
Glaze
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue under a transparent glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: square paper label with all but lower edge serrated
Inscription present: inscribed in black paint directly onto the surface, partially obscured by label
Accession number: C.48-1911
Primary reference Number: 75244
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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