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Jug: C.1300-1928

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Tin-glazed earthenare painted in blue with 'birds on rocks' in late Ming style

Notes

History note: London, 1927

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, second quarter#
Production date: circa AD 1630

Note

Accessioned as English Lambeth, but almost certainly made in the Northern Netherlands.

School or Style

Late Ming

Components of the work

Decoration composed of cobalt

Materials used in production

Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Throwing : Tin-glazed earthenware, the body thrown, tin-glazed and painted in pale blue
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1300-1928
Primary reference Number: 71758
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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