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A Shepherd Courting a Shepherdess
Pottery:
Unidentified Liverpool pottery
Printer:
J. Sadler & G. Green
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the upper surface and transfer-printed in grey-black. A shepherd courting a shepherdess watched by a dog; '88' border.
History note: Sotheby's, 13th November, 1907, part of lot 75; bought by Mr Button on behalf of Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 0.6 cm
Height: 12.6 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George III
Circa
1765
CE
-
1775
CE
Made in Liverpool and printed by J. Sadler and G. Green.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( grey-black)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Accession number: C.1735-1928
Primary reference Number: 15444
Old object number: 2732.4
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) "A Shepherd Courting a Shepherdess" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15444 Accessed: 2024-11-22 01:02:04
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