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Hospital Bed Tile
Production: Unknown
Light-buff earthenware, tin-glazed white on the upper surface and painted in blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese. Square. Within a narrow border of geometrical shapes and leaves, a crown with below it the crowned initials 'F' and 'Y', for Ferdinand and Isabella. Below, 'RL. HOSPTL,/No,S3,'. Within a metal frame with a hinged carrying handle at the top.
Given by Mrs Shearer in memory of her husband, Dr C. Shearer
Depth: 3.3 cm
Height: 24.5 cm
Width: 24.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1941-03-20) by Shearer, Mrs
17th Century#
Circa
1600
-
1700
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue, green, yellow, orange and manganese)
Frame
composed of
metal
Glaze
composed of
tin-glaze
Accession number: EC.1-1941
Primary reference Number: 15893
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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