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Stove tile. Buff earthenware, moulded in relief and decorated with white, blue, green and dark yellow. Part of the cresting of a stove. Rectangular with a flat base and shaped top; on the back, two sloping struts rise from the base. Two putti holding up the ends of a cloth, below which is a grotesque mask mid-way between them.
History note: Purchased from Boisard, Lucerne, September, 1903.
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Depth: 4.7 cm
Height: 14.7 cm
Length: 19.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
16th Century
17th Century#
Circa
1500
CE
-
1700
CE
Decoration
composed of
glaze
( white, blue, green and dark yellow)
Glaze
Moulding in relief : Earthenware, moulded in relief and decorated with white, blue, green and dark yellow glazes
Accession number: C.2963-1928
Primary reference Number: 15905
Old object number: Gl. 1849
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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