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Bottle: C.485-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware painted in blue and black under a clear glaze

Fritware, moulded, painted in blue and with black outlining under a clear, crazed glaze
Shape: tulip-shaped mouth on a tapering neck with handles attached to the neck and an embossed flattened circular body sitting on pedestal foot. Vessel sits at an eighty degree angle.
Exterior: a frieze of birds flying amongst clouds is painted on the tulip mouth, the shoulder and lower body; these are outlined in black and painted in reserve against a blue background. On the neck pointed blue leaves are also outlined in black and framed by concentric black lines. On the body coiled floral sprays with pointed leaves are outlined in black and coloured with blue. On the base panels of floral motifs are also outlined in black and coloured in blue. The handles are painted with diagonal black wavey lines. The underside of the base is glazed and there is no mark
Interior: not visible

Notes

History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead

Legal notes

H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 31.2 cm
Weight: 1012 g
Width: 19.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

17th Century, Early-Mid
Circa 1600 - 1640

School or Style

Safavid (1501-1738)

Components of the work

Exterior composed of pigment ( blue, black) glaze ( clear, crazed)
Rim Diameter 2.5 cm
Base Diameter 9 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Fritware, moulded, painted in blue and black under a clear, crazed glaze

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular paper label with serrated edge

  • Text: 320
  • Location: Exterior base (underside foot ring)
  • Method of creation: Hand written in pencil
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular card label with string

  • Text: ISCER/522
  • Location: Suspended from handle
  • Method of creation: Hand written in black ink
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: rectangular card label with string

  • Text: ‘Sotheby’s, Founded 1744’ (printed); ‘15 OCT 1986’ (stamped); ‘178’ (hand written)
  • Location: Suspended from handle
  • Method of creation: Printed, stamped, hand written
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.485-1991
Primary reference Number: 75261
Old object number: ISCER 522
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 14 February 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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