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Bowl: C.6-1909

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Current Location: Gallery 33

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Potter: Unknown

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Fritware, pierced and painted in blue and black under a colourless glaze

Fritware, possibly wheel thrown, pierced and painted in black and blue under a colourless glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with a plain rim on a low foot ring, a central dome protrudes on the interior base.
Interior: the rim is painted with groups of three black dashes. On the upper body, pierced diagonal lines and dashes form a frieze. On the lower body, spaced evenly around the domical centre, four black leafy sprays, of which alternate examples are highlighted in blue. On the central dome a black cross, highlighted in blue is interspersed with curved lines.
Exterior: undecorated except for the pierced decoration from the interior visible on the upper body. Glazed except for the rim of the foot ring.

Legal notes

Given by Charles Davis

Measurements and weight

Height: 6.8 cm
Weight: 349 g
Width: 19.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1909) by Davis, Charles

Dating

17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early
Circa 1675 - Circa 1722

School or Style

Safavid (1501-1738)

Components of the work

Interior Lower Body composed of pigment ( blue, black)
Rim Diameter 19.6 cm
Base Diameter 7.6 cm
Upper Body

Materials used in production

colourless, except for rim of foot ring Glaze
Fritware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Fritware, possibly wheel thrown, pierced and painted in black and blue under a colourless glaze
Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.6-1909
Primary reference Number: 75654
Old object number: 144b/1909

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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