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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Red earthenware, stamped, inlaid with white clay and lead-glazed. Square. Mounted knight design.

Notes

History note: Lesnes Abbey, Kent. Collection of the Duke of Rutland, no. 78

Legal notes

Given by the Duke of Rutland

Measurements and weight

Depth: 2.7 cm
Height: 12.0 cm
Width: 11.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1936-02-13) by Duke of Rutland

Dating

14th Century
Medieval
Circa 1300 - 1400

Note

English;'Westminster' type

School or Style

Gothic (Medieval)

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

red Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.14-1936
Primary reference Number: 15186
Old object number: 78
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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