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Jackfield ware mug: C.1108-1928

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Current Location: In storage

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Jackfield ware mug

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Description

Dark earthenware, thrown, glazed in brown-black and decorated with oil colours.

Bell-shaped mug with flat-ribbon loop handle, shiny black glaze and floral decoration.

Notes

History note: Not recorded before Dr J.W.L. Glaisher FRS., Trinity College, Cambridge.

Legal notes

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

Measurements and weight

Height: 14 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, third quarter#
Circa 1740 - Circa 1770

Components of the work

Decoration composed of glaze ( black)

Materials used in production

dark Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Thrown earthenware, glazed and painted over glaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1108-1928
Primary reference Number: 71326
Old object number: 1272
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Audit data

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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