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Flask: EC.29-1945

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory

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Description

Böttger’s red stoneware, mounted in copper gilt and set with garnets.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor, Louis C.G. Clarke, MA, Leckhampton, Cambridge

Legal notes

Given by L.C.G. Clarke MA

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 9.5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Meissen ⪼ Saxony ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1945-07-25) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century, Early#
Frederick Augustus I
Augustus II
Circa 1710 CE - 1715 CE

School or Style

Baroque

Components of the work

Inset composed of garnet

Materials used in production

Gilt copper
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Gilding

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Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.29-1945
Primary reference Number: 140418
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 19 March 2019 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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