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Potter: Mombaers, Corneille
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue with St Michael killing the Dragon crossed by a scroll bearing the name of the contents
Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glzed and painted in blue. The bottle has a small low foot, an oviform body has a tall cylindircal neck which slopes outwards slightly towards the rim which has a projecting flange. One side is decorated with St Michael killing the Dragon traversed by a scroll bearing the name of the contents A, ENDIVIAE(last two letters joined). On St Michael's shield there are four letters or numbers.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 26 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1799
CE
Formerly attributed to London, but reattributed to Brusels on the basis of an albarello bearing a similar St Michael and Dragon attributed to Mombaers, in the Musée Communal de Bruxelles
Decoration composed of high-temperature colour ( blue from cobalt)
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Throwing
: Buff earthenware, thrown, tin-glazed, and painted in blue
Tin-glazing
Inscription present: A and E are joined on the end of word
Accession number: C.1372-1928
Primary reference Number: 71885
Old object number: 4695
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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