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Potter: Unknown
Fritware, probably mould made, coated in a white slip painted in two shades of blue and a colourless glaze.
Shape: hemispherical bowl, flange rim with foliated edge, sits on a low foot ring
Interior: around the rim a landscape scene incorporating buildings, boats and vegetation. In the cavetto, a frieze of peony type flowers separated by groups of three leaves is painted in reserve against a blue background. In the roundel, lotus floral sprays and an insect are painted.
Exterior: fungus like flowers, scrolling and straight leaves are painted in between a bracketed line below the rim and concentric lines on the lower body and foot ring. Glaze covers the surface unevenly with the underlying vessel fabric revealed in small areas; the rim of the foot ring is not glazed. Three tassel marks are painted on the base.
History note: Henry Scipio Reitlinger (d. 1950); Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead
H. S. Reitlinger Bequest 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Height: 9 cm
Weight: 2919 g
Width: 47.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
17th Century, Mid-Late
Circa
1650
CE
-
Circa
1699
CE
Base
Diameter 26.5 cm
Rim
Diameter 47.5 cm
blue
Pigment
colourless, covers the surface unevenly with the underlying vessel fabric revealed in small areas; the rim of the foot ring is not glazed
Glaze
white
Slip
Fritware
Moulding
: Fritware, probably mould made, coated in a white slip painted in two shades of blue and a colourless glaze
Painting underglaze
Glazing (coating)
Slip-coating
Inscription present: hand painted under the glaze
Accession number: C.497-1991
Primary reference Number: 93835
Packing number: CHICER 987
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dish" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/93835 Accessed: 2024-12-18 16:43:41
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