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Jackfield ware mug: C.1107-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

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Jackfield ware mug

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Description

Dark earthenware, thrown and glazed.

Ovoid, or barrel-shaped, mug with loop handle The surface is plain except for ridges around the body above and below the middle and a decorative piece at the bottom of the handle. The upper half and handle is shiny black.

Notes

History note: Sold Sotheby’s on 23 April 1926, in lot 19 with a salt (C.1798-1928). Bought by Mr Hunt, for £1, for Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest, 1928

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
Circa 1750 - Circa 1770

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze ( black-brown)

Materials used in production

dark Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Earthenware, thrown and glazed.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1107-1928
Primary reference Number: 71325
Old object number: 4869
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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