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Maker:
unidentified London pottery
(Possibly)
Maker:
Brislington Pottery
(Possibly)
Maker:
Unidentified Bristol pottery
(Possibly)
Earthenware moulded, with applied handles and feet, tin-glazed dark blue and painted in opaque white. Oval with flat base, gadrooned sides, outward curving wavy rim, and at each end, an applied lion's mask and a twisted ring handle passing through its mouth (one mostly missing), supported on three bun feet, the base of each pierced by a circular hole. Each side is painted in white with a Chinese figure in a landscape in late Ming style between borders of scrolls. A border of similar scrolls is inside the rim.
History note: Barton Collection, Cambrdige; acquired about 1894 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 15.5 cm
Length: 28 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
Circa
1680
CE
-
1695
CE
Formerly attributed to London, but might also have been made at Brislington or Bristol
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colour
( white)
Body
Masks
buff
Earthenware
dark blue
Tin-glaze
Inscription present: Rectangular label with a small blue motif in each corner
Accession number: C.1387-1928
Primary reference Number: 71903
Old object number: 642
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Wine cooler" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71903 Accessed: 2024-11-22 00:35:47
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/71903
|title=Wine cooler
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-22 00:35:47|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-71903
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alt="Wine cooler"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Wine cooler</figcaption>
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