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Puzzle cup: C.139-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

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History note: A sale at Christie's; a London dealer; Mr F. L. Furphey of Oakwood, Priory Road, Sale; sold to a gentleman, who, when leaving for Pretoria, South Africa, sold it back to Mr Furphey, from whom purchased with another item for £40 (of which this was worth £28) on 1 October 1910 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

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Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Wrotham ⪼ Kent ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, Late
Charles II
Production date: dated AD 1683

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 1683
  • Location: On exterior
  • Method of creation: Slip-trailed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: A M 16
  • Method of creation: Slip-trailed
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.139-1928
Primary reference Number: 71909
Old object number: 3271
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 9 February 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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