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Covered jar: C.1.1-3-1958

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Porcelain. Blue and white, part of a set of covered jar and two beakers

Notes

History note: Bought from Collins and Clark, Cambridge. January 9th 1958 Bought by Mr Collins at a sale at Ixworth Abbey, the property of the late Ms Isobel Cartwright, 29th November 1957. Lots 232-233

Legal notes

Bought from Collins and Clark with CGL Wolf Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1958-01-09)

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
1662 - 1722

Components of the work

Jar Diameter 37.5 cm Height 60.3 cm
Beakers Height 53.3 cm

Materials used in production

Porcelain

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1.1-3-1958
Primary reference Number: 137683

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 16 September 2015

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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