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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Liverpool pottery

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Description

Buffearthenware, tin-glazed bluish-white on the upper surface and painted in blue. Within an octagonal reserve, houses and a tower by the shore, with figures on the left; 'cherub' border.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.7 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Width: 13.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Liverpool ⪼ Lancashire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

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

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue)
Front composed of tin-glaze ( bluish-white)

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2801B-1928
Primary reference Number: 15434
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 16 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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