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Sauce Tureen in the shape of a Cock with a Chick on its back
Factory: Alcora factory
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in olive-green, yellow, orange, red, brown, and manganese
History note: Purchased in London, 1894
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 22.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, Mid
Circa
1740
CE
-
1760
CE
Attributed to Delft by Rackham (1935), see Documentation for reattribution to Alcora
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( olive-green, orange, red, manganese)
Moulding
: Earthenware, moulded in two parts (body and cover), tin-glazed, and painted in olive-green, orange, red, and manganese high-temperature colours
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: I with small dash below
Accession number: C.2739 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 141207
Old object number: 694
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sauce Tureen in the shape of a Cock with a Chick on its back" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/141207 Accessed: 2024-12-18 14:06:46
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