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Vase: C.1266.2 & A-1928

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Potter: Woolley, Richard

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Description

Fine white stoneware with applied white reliefs, and blue slip ground, the cover pierced, The three sides are decorated respectively with reliefs of Aurora, two putti with torches, and Cupid riding on an eagle

Notes

History note: Frank Stoner, London, from whom purchased by Dr Glaisher on 19 November 1917 for £50

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 21 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Longton ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century, Early#
George III
Circa 1809-11 CE - 1811-03 CE

School or Style

Neoclassical

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of slip ( blue)
Reliefs

Materials used in production

White stoneware

Techniques used in production

Slip casting : Fine white stoneware, moulded, with applied white reliefs, and blue slip ground

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: WOOLLEY
  • Method of creation: Impressed
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1266.2 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 71693
Old object number: 4237b
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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