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Pottery:
unidentified London pottery
(Probably)
Pottery:
Brislington Pottery
(Perhaps)
Buff earthenware, tin-glazed and marbled in blue and manganese-purple. The salt has a high conical foot, a shallow well surrounded by a wide wavy-edged rim with dimples pushed up from below. Three horn-like supports project upwards from the rim.
History note: Unidentified vendor; Sotheby’s, 22 February 1906, lot 208 bought by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge.
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 14 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, Late
Charles II
James II
William III and Mary II
William III (1750-1702)
Circa
1680
CE
-
1700
CE
Probably made in London, or possibly Brislington.
The scrolls were intended to support a napkin or dish.
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( blue from cobalt and manganese-purple)
Supports
buff
Earthenware
Tin-glaze
Tin-glazing : Buff earthenware, partly thrown, manipulated, tin-glazed, marbled in blue and manganese-purple, with applied coiled supports
Accession number: C.1377-1928
Primary reference Number: 71890
Old object number: 2468
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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