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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in three colours under a colourless glaze. Metal lid and foot.
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue, red and green under a colourless glaze. Band on the foot and lid are copper alloy, the latter engraved.
Shape: inverted pear shape body on a flaring foot ring base. Topped by a dome shaped metal lid
Exterior: on the body a frieze of two rows of pendant leaf-like medallions outlined in red and filled with a red carnation flower and green sprouting leaves. Between the medallions blue trellis work, while on the lower body a band of lappets and groups of three vertical lines are painted. A blue tassel mark is painted on the underside of the foot. The lid is engraved with floral bands and on the lower section and lappets and scrolling lines on the upper section.
Interior: undecorated except for glaze.
History note: From the Joseph Dixon Collection, sold at Christie’s, 16th-17th March, 1911, lot 140, sold with other vessels for 20 guineas
Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 38.8 cm
Weight: 4148 g
Width: 27.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1911-03-20) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
17th Century, second half#
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1699
CE
Base
composed of
copper alloy
( band on the foot)
Diameter 14.4 cm
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue, red, green)
Lid
composed of
copper alloy
Rim
Diameter 11.2 cm
Diameter 12.3 cm
Throwing
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in blue red and green under a colourless glaze. Band on the foot and lid are copper alloy, the latter engraved.
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: painting underglaze
Inscription present: square paper label with serrated edges (except bottom edge)
Accession number: C.52-1911
Primary reference Number: 75407
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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