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Earthenware, tin-glazed white on the upper surface and decorated in blue and powdered manganese. In the middle, a portrait of James, Duke of York, flanked by the initials 'I' and 'P' within a circular medallion with a scalloped border; powdered manganese ground with reserved quarter-stars in the corners.
History note: Purchased in Cambridge from Mr Louis Gautier, 2October, 1928 with C.2832A-1928 for £26 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 0.8 cm
Height: 12.7 cm
Width: 12.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century#
Circa
1675
CE
-
1685
CE
Glaisher believed this tile was English; Rackham attributed it to the Netherlands; later it was reattributed to England, but the presence of tiles of similar design in the Netherlands, has resulted in a further change back to the Netherlands.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue and powdered manganese)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Inscription present: the initials flank the portrait, within a circular medallion
Accession number: C.2832B-1928
Primary reference Number: 15771
Old object number: Gl. 5092B
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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