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A Sportsman or Gamekeeper with a Dog and a Girl: C.1743-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Sportsman or Gamekeeper with a Dog and a Girl

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Liverpool pottery
Printer: J. Sadler & G. Green

Entities

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Description

Buff earthenware, tin-glazed bluish-white on the upper surface and transfer-printed in red. A sportsman or gamekeeper with a gun and dog, and a girl, holding out her apron to receive the bird; '88' border.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Mr Sidney Hand, Grafton Street, London, W. 1., for £1 on 9 June, 1922 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.6 cm
Height: 12.7 cm
Width: 12.7 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 III
Circa 1765 CE - 1775 CE

Note

Made in Liverpool and printed by J. Sadler and G. Green

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( red)
Front composed of tin-glaze

Materials used in production

buff Earthenware

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1743-1928
Primary reference Number: 15453
Old object number: 3787B
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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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