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Bowl: C.525-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Fritware painted in dark blue under a turquoise glaze

Pale buff fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in dark blue under a dull and pitted turquoise glaze
Shape: dish with a flat rim, segmental bowl and a low foot ring with pierced hanging hole.
Interior: rim and lip are painted with a wide and a narrow concentric line. The body is decorated with scrolling foliage arising from a section of the lip. All decoration is painted in dark blue. Two spur marks in the base probably indicate the use of a stacking devise during firing.
Exterior: undecorated except for a turquoise glaze that runs over the unevenly lower body and in places onto 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: 5 cm
Weight: 461 g
Width: 20.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

13th Century
Circa 1200 CE - 1299 CE

Note

Could be one of a number of 'styles' or made at a number of locations

School or Style

Seljuk
Ayyubid

Components of the work

Interior composed of pigment ( blue) glaze ( turquoise, dull and pitted)
Exterior Body composed of glaze ( turquoise, runs over the unevenly lower body and in places onto the foot ring)
Rim Diameter 20.5 cm
Base Diameter 6.8 cm

Materials used in production

Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Pale buff fritware, probably wheel thrown, painted in dark blue under a dull and pitted turquoise glaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.525-1991
Primary reference Number: 75421
Packing number: ISCER 993

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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