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Mug: C.1190-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Pottery: John Dwight

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Description

Marbled grey, dark grey and white salt-glazed stoneware, with silver mount on the rim

Salt-glazed grey stoneware with spiral lines of darker grey and white marbling on the upper surface. The bulbous mug has a wide neck and a reeded loop handle. The rim has a silver mount.

Notes

History note: Purchased in York in 1924 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Fulham ⪼ Middlesex ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

17th Century, Late
James II
William III and Mary II
William III (1750-1702)
Circa 1685 CE - 1700 CE

Note

The base matches a fragment found at the factory site.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1190-1928
Primary reference Number: 71486
Old object number: 4374
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 February 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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