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Pottery: Unknown
Fritware coated in a white slip, painted in four colours under a clear glaze
Fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in emerald green, red, blue and black under a clear glaze.
Shape: plain rim on a shallow hemispherical bowl sitting on a low, wide foot ring.
Interior: on the rim enclosed within two grey concentric lines is a frieze of diagonal grey lines separated by red horizontal lines. Pendant black scrolls highlighted with blue or red protrude from this frieze into the floral spray on the body. The spray and accompanying leaves emerge from a grassy tuft, all outlined in black. Tulips, carnations and roses are painted in blue and red, on green stems adorned with saz like leaves or red and green leaves.
Exterior: contained within green concentric lines, a frieze of paired green tulips separate rosettes. On the foot ring a series of concentric grey lines. Glaze covers the exterior except for the rim of the foot ring.
Labels: 1) Rectangular, printed in faded black with a scrolled oval cartouche and the words 'Exposition Retrospective/De Lyon', and inscribed '220' and 'Aunay' (?). (2) Circular with serrated edge, numbered '509' in pencil
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 5.9 cm
Weight: 1088 g
Width: 31.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century, Late
Ottoman period
Circa
1570
-
1575
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, green, red, and black)
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( green)
Base
Diameter 17.9 cm
Rim
Diameter 31.5 cm
clear, covers surface except for rim of foot ring
Glaze
white
Slip
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in emerald green, red, blue and black under a clear glaze
Glazing (coating)
Slip coating
Inscription present: rectangular label printed in faded black with a scrolled oval cartouche
Inscription present: circular paper label with serrated edge
Accession number: C.569-1991
Primary reference Number: 75544
Packing number: ISCER 531
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dish" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75544 Accessed: 2024-11-02 18:16:58
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