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Horse: C.29-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Horse, white earthenware, moulded with applied moulding and modelling, covered with clear straw-coloured glaze, and with traces of unfired pigments.

Notes

History note: Purchased by the Friends from S. F. Franck (?) & Co., 25 Curnomile Street, London EC. for £20.

Legal notes

Given by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Depth: 18 cm
Height: 41.5 cm
Length: 37 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1912-12) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Circa 618 - 906

Components of the work

Traces composed of pigment

Materials used in production

Glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding
Glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.29-1912
Primary reference Number: 138219
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 March 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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