Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Potter:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Earthenware coated in a cream slip and painted in three colours under a clear glaze
Pinkish earthenware, wheel thrown, coated on the interior in a cream slip painted in brown, green and orange and covered with a clear glaze.
Shape: conical bowl descending via an indentation onto a disc base
Interior: brown triangles or dots hang from the rim. On the body groups of stylised flowers in orange and brown alternate with green Arabic inscriptions outlined in brown. An orange dot is painted on the base.
Exterior: cream slip and glaze continues onto the exterior rim. Remainder is undecorated.
Notes
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Legal notes
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Measurements and weight
Height: 7.7 cm
Weight: 286 g
Width: 18.3 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bought
(1905-04-18)
by
Brangwyn, Frank
Dating
10th Century
Circa
900
-
999
School or Style
Samanid
Sari type
Components of the work
Interior
composed of
glaze
( clear)
slip
( cream, coats surface)
pigment
( slip painted in brown, green and orange)
Exterior Rim
composed of
glaze
( clear)
slip
( cream)
Rim
Diameter 18.3 cm
Base
Diameter 6.4 cm
Materials used in production
pinkish
Earthenware
Techniques used in production
Throwing
: Pinkish earthenware, wheel thrown, coated on the interior in a cream slip painted in brown, green and orange and covered with a clear glaze
Inscription or legends present
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge
- Text: 'Lent By' (printed); 'Brangwyn' (typed), '140' hand written in ink, ‘10’ (crossed through in top right hand corner) and ‘5’ (circled with another number, not visible) hand written in pencil
- Location: Exterior base (underside of disc base)
- Method of creation: Printed, typed, hand written
- Type: Label
Inscription present: written directly onto vessel surface
- Text: 140
- Location: Exterior body
- Method of creation: Hand written in black
- Type: Inscription
Inscription present: painted directly into vessel surface
- Text: '3'+ or possibly '٤+' (depending on orientation)
- Location: Exterior body
- Method of creation: Hand painted in grey
- Type: Inscription
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.52-1935
Primary reference Number: 75409
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: B.140
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Last processed: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
