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Temptation in the Wilderness
Unknown
(Production)
Earthenware, tin-glazed white on the upper surface and painted in blue. In a square, framed by a scrolled border, 'Temptation in the Wilderness', inscribed below 'Math 4:1'. There is a hole in the top left corner and in the lower right corner.
History note: Unknown before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 0.8 cm
Height: 12.3 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1928-12-07)
by
Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1800
CE
Label text from the exhibition ‘Feast and Fast: The Art of Food in Europe, 1500–1800’, on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 26 November 2019 until 31 August 2020: Tin-glazed tiles with Biblical scenes were widely produced in the Protestant world to decorate chimneys and hearths. These 9 Delftware examples depict episodes of food consumption or preparation from both the Old and New Testament, including the Wedding at Cana (bottom row, middle), when Christ turned water into wine to demonstrate God’s mercy, and The Temptation of Christ (bottom row, right) when Christ, famished after 40 days of fasting, refused Satan’s temptation to turn stones into bread. Each scene includes the relevant Biblical verse, so these tiles were instructive as well as decorative, teaching the viewer about good and bad food choices, which would have been particularly relevant in kitchens or dining rooms.
Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue) Front composed of tin-glaze
Accession number: C.2804.47-1928
Primary reference Number: 15687
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/15687 Accessed: 2022-05-25 15:29:57
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Accession Number: P.178-1948
Accession Number: CM.777-2009
Accession Number: C.2196-1928
Accession Number: 112
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