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Potter: Unknown
Fritware painted in blue under a white glaze
Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue under a transparent white glaze.
Shape: straight neck on an inverted pear shaped body, sits on a narrow, flaring foot ring. A strap handle with small thumb rest is attached just below the rim and on the upper body.
Exterior: rim is painted blue. On the body groups of three vertical blue stripes are painted at regular intervals. Glaze runs unevenly over the lower body and in places onto the foot ring.
Interior: blue from the rim continues on the interior. Glaze covers the neck only.
History note: Frank Brangwyn RA, from whom purchased
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 16.7 cm
Weight: 441 g
Width: 14 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1935) by Brangwyn, Frank
13th Century, Early
Circa
1200
CE
-
Circa
1220
CE
Interior Rim
composed of
pigment
( blue, runs from exterior)
Exterior
composed of
pigment
( blue)
Exterior Body
composed of
glaze
( white, transparent, runs unevenly over the lower body and in places onto the foot ring)
Interior Neck
composed of
glaze
( white, transparent)
Base
Diameter 6.5 cm
Rim
Diameter 8 cm
Throwing : Fritware, wheel thrown, painted in blue under a transparent white glaze
Inscription present: rectangular paper label with serrated edge around bottom and right hand edge
Inscription present: written directly onto object surface
Accession number: C.98-1935
Primary reference Number: 76491
Old number: BP.10?
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) "Jug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/76491 Accessed: 2024-11-22 00:52:11
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University of Cambridge}}
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