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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue under a clear glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue and outlined in darker blue under a clear glaze
Shape: segmental bowl with a plain rim on a near horizontal lip, sits on a low, wide foot ring.
Interior: on the lip a scrolling frieze of flowers and leaves are painted within two concentric bands. On the body, sprays containing a central flower and leafy stems are separated by scrolling lines. On the roundel, a frog walks amongst a grassy, crescent shaped landscape towards two irregular shapes (possibly stylised pagodas) made from lozenges or cross-hatches; the frog carries a lantern on a pole over his shoulder. Above, a phoenix with a long trailing tail, and whose head is surrounded by cloud scrolls, descends from the sky parallel to a hillock with a sprouting floral spray.
Exterior: on the body, a repeating frieze of folded lotus leaves, resembling a fungus, with scrolling stems are separated by stylised trefoils and stars. This frieze is enclosed within two concentric lines; a further parallel set of concentric lines is painted on the foot ring. The glaze runs unevenly over the exterior body leaving small areas uncovered; on the base it does not cover the rim of the foot ring but is present on the underside where three tassel marks are painted.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 9.7 cm
Weight: 4527 g
Width: 50 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century, second half#
Circa
1650
CE
-
1699
CE
Base
Diameter 28.8 cm
Rim
Diameter 50 cm
clear, pearly; not covering rim of foot ring
Glaze
cobalt
Pigment
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue and outlined in darker blue under a clear glaze
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: three tassel marks painted under the glaze by hand in blue
Inscription present: circular paper label with serrated edge
Accession number: C.482-1991
Primary reference Number: 75256
Packing number: CHICER 112
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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