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The Room in which Shakespeare was Born
Factory: F. & R. Pratt & Co.
White earthenware, moulded, decorated with coloured transfer prints under a clear crazed glaze. Blue, yellow and red with a brown key plate. Circular with a sloping rim and flat central area. 'The Room in which Shakespeare was Born', inscribed 'THE ROOM IN WHICH SHAKESPEARE WAS BORN, 1564, STRATFORD ON AVON'. Encircled by a 'pearl' border between two gilt lines; red enamel ground; outer border 123 with three gilt lines.
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 18.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
19th Century, Mid-Late
Circa
1850
-
1900
Glaze
composed of
lead-glaze
Decoration
Moulding : White earthenware, decorated with coloured transfer prints under a clear crazed glaze, brown key plate
Accession number: GPL.154-1928
Primary reference Number: 15062
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) "The Room in which Shakespeare was Born" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15062 Accessed: 2024-12-26 12:33:29
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University of Cambridge}}
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