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Unknown
(Potter)
Fritware coated in a green glaze
Buff fritware, mould made, coated in a green glaze.
Shape: circular body on a low foot ring with a tubular neck and a spout. Scars on the neck and body indicate presence of a strap handle.
Decoration: exterior and interior are both coated with a crazed green glaze that covers the surface except for the rim of the foot ring.
History note: T.T. Gurney
Given by T.T. Gurney, 1911
Height: 7.6 cm
Weight: 136 g
Width: 10.2 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given
(1905-03-25)
by
Gurney, T. T.
Second half of 12th-15th century
Circa
1150
CE
-
Circa
1499
CE
Base
Diameter 4.6 cm
Moulding : Fritware, mould made, coated in a green glaze
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with clipped corners adhered to the underside of the base
Accession number: C.75-1911
Primary reference Number: 75972
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 (2022)
"Lamp"
Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/75972 Accessed: 2022-05-24 12:18:25
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