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Il Penseroso
Factory:
F. & R. Pratt & Co.
Painter:
Webster, Thomas
(After)
White earthenware, moulded, decorated with coloured transfer prints under a clear glaze. Blue, yellow and red with a brown key plate. Circular with a sloping rim and flat central area. 'Il Penseroso', after Thomas Webster, R.A., inscribed 'IL PENSEROSO.'. Encircled by a gilt line; red enamel ground; outer border pattern 123 with three gilt lines.
History note: Bought by Glaisher on 26th September, 1924
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 18.0 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Mid-Late
Circa
1860
CE
-
1900
CE
Glaze
composed of
lead-glaze
Decoration
Moulding : White earthenware, decorated with coloured transfer prints under a clear glaze, brown key plate
Accession number: GPL.156-1928
Primary reference Number: 15060
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Il Penseroso" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15060 Accessed: 2024-11-02 20:17:25
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University of Cambridge}}
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