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A Bird perching on a Leafy Branch
Pottery: Unidentified Liverpool pottery
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the upper surface and painted in blue, green, yellow, red and manganese. In the middle, a bird facing to the left, perching on a leafy branch; in each corner, a leaf.
History note: Unknown before Spencer George Perceval
S.G. Perceval Bequest, 1922
Depth: 0.6 cm
Height: 12.7 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George
18th Century, third quarter#
George II
George III
Circa
1750
CE
-
1775
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, yellow, red and manganese)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
buff Earthenware
Accession number: PER.C.20-1922
Primary reference Number: 15421
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A Bird perching on a Leafy Branch" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15421 Accessed: 2024-11-24 22:19:36
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 22:19:36|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa12/PER_C_20_1922.jpg" alt="A Bird perching on a Leafy Branch" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">A Bird perching on a Leafy Branch</figcaption> </figure> </div>
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