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Potter: Unknown
Fritware coated in a white slip painted in black and blue under a clear glaze
Buff fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in blue and black under a clear glaze.
Shape: biconical bowl with plain rim, sits on a foot ring
Interior: the rim is painted blue under which a frieze of medallions is painted against a background of scrolling vegetation reserved in black. Within the medallions a stylised lotus flower is outlined in black against a blue background. On the lower body five inscriptions in Arabic script are painted in black. In the roundel two confronted figures are painted in blue and black, surrounded by dotted leaves and palmettes.
Exterior: the rim is painted black, while on the body a scrolling vine is adorned with stylised leaves and buds that are outlined in black and coloured with blue. The glaze covers the body to just above the foot ring.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 9.4 cm
Weight: 398 g
Width: 21 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
13th Century
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1299
CE
Elements of decorative style dating to before and after the Mongol conquests
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( clear)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( black, blue)
glaze
( clear)
Rim
Diameter 21 cm
Base
Diameter 8.6 cm
Throwing : Buff fritware, probably wheel thrown, coated in a white slip and painted in blue and black under a clear glaze
Inscription present: five inscriptions in arabic script (naskh) painted in the glaze surrounding the roundel
Inscription present: Rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: inscribed directly onto the base
Accession number: C.84-1935
Primary reference Number: 76214
Old accession number: 4-1935
Old object number: G.ADD 59
Old number: BP.142
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/76214 Accessed: 2024-11-15 08:56:28
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