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Sherd: C.517-1991

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Current Location: In storage

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Potter: Unknown

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Description

Fritware painted in blue under a white glaze

Fritware, probably mould made, painted in blue under a white glaze
Shape: irregular base fragment incorporating foot ring
Interior: on the base a duck is painted amongst sprouting leafy vegetation
Exterior: a concentric line is painted on the foot ring; the underside bears the workshop mark ‘Ghaibi’ in the abbreviated form of a letter ghain with three dots below and one above. Coated in glaze, except on the rim of the foot ring.

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: 2 cm
Weight: 58 g
Width: 7.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

15th Century, Mid
Circa 1420 CE - Circa 1499 CE

School or Style

Mamluk

Components of the work

Foot Ring Diameter 5.8 cm

Materials used in production

blue, cobalt Pigment
white, coats sherd except for the rim of the foot ring Glaze
Fritware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Fritware, probably mould made, painted in blue under a white glaze
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: painted under the glaze

  • Text: غ
  • Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
  • Method of creation: Hand painted in blue
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: hand written directly onto surface

  • Text: 15
  • Location: Exterior base (underside of foot ring)
  • Method of creation: Hand written in pencil
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.517-1991
Primary reference Number: 75365
Packing number: ISCER 656

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 15 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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