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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17th Century 18th Century Adriaen Kocks Artist/Maker Baroque Date Delftware Department Dutch Fitz_AA Greek A Factory Material Medium Nationalities Netherlandish Object Type Other Keywords Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_PCtd architectural architecture blue and white cherubs cistern earthenware glazed houses pottery spigot tap tin-glazed

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