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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue, turquoise and black under a transparent glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue, turquoise and black under a transparent white glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl on a narrow foot ring
Interior: a radiating design of a blue and turquoise star and triangular panels. Within the panels knot or dots, combined with pseudo calligraphy, are outlined in black and coloured with blue.
Exterior: the rim is painted black and on the body blue lines form a blue imitation petal design that radiates from the base. Glaze runs over the surface to a point on the lower body.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
13th Century, Mid-14th Century, Mid#
Circa
1260
CE
-
Circa
1350
CE
Exterior Body
composed of
pigment
( blue, black)
glaze
( colourless, runs over the surface to a point on the lower body)
Interior
composed of
pigment
( blue, turquoise, black)
glaze
( colourless)
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue and black under a transparent white glaze
Accession number: C.86-1935
Primary reference Number: 76241
Old number: BP.74
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/76241 Accessed: 2024-12-27 18:07:15
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|title=Bowl
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-27 18:07:15|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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