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A Bird perching on a Leafy Branch: PER.C.21-1922

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Bird perching on a Leafy Branch

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Liverpool pottery

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Description

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.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Spencer George Perceval

Legal notes

S.G. Perceval Bequest, 1922

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.6 cm
Height: 12.7 cm
Width: 12.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1922) by Perceval, Spencer George

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
George II
George III
Circa 1750 CE - 1775 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, green, yellow, red and manganese)
Front composed of tin-glaze

Materials used in production

Earthenware

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PER.C.21-1922
Primary reference Number: 15422

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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