These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Potter: Unknown (Probably)
Fritware, coated in white slip painted in three colours under a clear glaze
Buff fritware coated in a white slip and painted in turquoise, blue and black under a clear glaze
Shape: round cut sherd incorporating a foot ring
Interior: on the base decoration is outlined in black, incorporating a blue roundel containing a six pointed star with turquoise scallops between the arms. Within the star a blue hexagon contains a rosette with a turquoise central dot. Around the roundel black wavey lines are interspersed with spots.
Exterior: on the lower body blue vertical lines radiate from a black concentric line.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 2 cm
Weight: 52 g
Width: 7.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
16th Century-17th Century#
Circa
1500
CE
-
1699
CE
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue, turquoise)
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
Base
Diameter 7 cm
clear, covers entire surface except rim of foot ring
Glaze
white
Slip
Fritware
Throwing
: Fritware coated in a white slip and painted in turquoise, blue and black under a clear glaze
Glazing (coating)
Slip-coating
Accession number: C.570-1991
Primary reference Number: 75546
Packing number: ISCER 533
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) "Bowl fragment" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75546 Accessed: 2024-12-22 12:33:05
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75546
|title=Bowl fragment
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 12:33:05|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-75546
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa6/C_570_1991_281_29.jpg"
alt="Bowl fragment"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bowl fragment</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
