Delftware house-shaped cistern, by the Greek A Factory

An image of House-shaped cistern with detachable roof, and applied silver spigot. Greek A Factory. Kocks, Adriaen (proprietor, Dutch potter, active 1686-1701). Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded in two parts, the roof and boody with applied low bun feet, painted in blue. Height (whole) 42.3 cm, width (whole) 30 cm, depth (whole) 24 cm, circa 1700. Delft, Holland.

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House-shaped cistern with detachable roof, and applied silver spigot. Greek A Factory. Kocks, Adriaen (proprietor, Dutch potter, active 1686-1701). Tin-glazed earthenware, moulded in two parts, the roof and boody with applied low bun feet, painted in blue. Height (whole) 42.3 cm, width (whole) 30 cm, depth (whole) 24 cm, circa 1700. Delft, Holland.

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Accession Number: C.2416-1928
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 737 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 240.75kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2014:02:20 11:26:01

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