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Potter: Unknown
Earthenware coated in a white glaze splashed with green
Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white glaze splashed with green.
Shape: hemispherical bowl with an everted rim sits on a very low foot ring
Interior: linear splashed radiate from the rim towards the base
Exterior: touches of green on the rim from the interior, otherwise undecorated. Glaze is lightly pitted and extends to the underside of the foot ring.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 6.7 cm
Weight: 433 g
Width: 23.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
9th Century-10th Century#
Circa
800
-
Circa
999
Exterior Rim
composed of
pigment
( green, splashed)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( green, splashed)
Rim
Diameter 23.7 cm
Base
Diameter 9.6 cm
white
Glaze
Earthenware
Throwing
: Buff earthenware, wheel thrown, coated in a white glaze splashed with green
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: torn pink paper label with serrated edge
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.72-1935
Primary reference Number: 75927
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.86
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/75927 Accessed: 2024-11-22 08:27:59
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75927
|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 08:27:59|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bowl</figcaption>
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