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Milk jug: C.25-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unidentified Staffordshire Pottery

Entities

Categories

Description

Dark cream earthenware decorated with underglaze oxides - tortoiseshell ware

Notes

History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s, Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.4 cm
Width: 8.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

Circa 1750 CE - 1765 CE

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.25-2015
Primary reference Number: 201542
Old object number: 132
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.25-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 2 June 2015 Updated: Tuesday 15 May 2018 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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