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Coffee pot: C.1846 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: uncertain

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Description

Hard red earthenware with black lead-glaze. Pear-shaped wtih curved spout, loop handle, high domed cover with silver knob attached by a chain to silver casings on the handle and spout.

Notes

History note: B.T. Harland Collection; Puttick & Simpson, 12 October 1924, Ralph Wood, Whieldon and Astbury Pottery, lot 16, identified as Jackfield, unsold and therefore passed to Dr Glaisher who bought the next lot

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 34 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Namur ⪼ Belgium

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J.W.L.

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1775 CE - 1799 CE

Note

Attributed to Jackfield, Shropshire when acquired by Glaisher, who reattributed it to Namur on the basis of examples attributed to Namur seen in Brussels

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Body
Handle, Spout

Materials used in production

black Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1846 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 138457
Old object number: 4310
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 7 June 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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