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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware, painted in green under a green glaze
Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in green under a green glaze
Shape: hemispherical bowl on a grooved disc base
Interior: lines radiate from a concentric band on the rim towards a large dot in the centre of the base. Three scar marks on the base indicate the use of a tripod stacking device in the kiln.
Exterior: undecorated except for splashes of green from the interior on the upper body and splashes of glaze on the lower body.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 8.3 cm
Weight: 501 g
Width: 22.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
9th Century-10th Century#
Circa
800
-
Circa
999
Exterior Upper Body
composed of
pigment
( green from the interior)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( green, linear)
glaze
( light green)
Base Exterior
composed of
glaze
( splashes of light green)
Exterior Lower Body
composed of
glaze
( splashes of light green)
Base
Diameter 11.4 cm
Rim
Diameter 22.6 cm
Throwing : Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, painted in green under a green glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: inscribed directly onto the vessel surface
Accession number: C.70-1935
Primary reference Number: 75863
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.127
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" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75863 Accessed: 2024-11-25 07:02:05
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|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 07:02:05|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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