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Pottery: unidentified London pottery
Earthenware, the front tin-glazed painted in pale yellowish-green, yellow, and brownish-orange with fruit and foliage and with blue dasheson the edge; the reverse, lead-glazed
Buff earthenware, the front tin-glazed painted in pale yellowish-green, yellow, and brownish-orange; the reverse, coated with pale slip and covered with pale yellow lead-glaze tinged with green in many places. Circular with curved sides, standing on a footring. In the middle there is a circular medallion containing a parti-coloured leaf and fruits. This is surrounded by four compartments containing similar leaves and fruit. Round the edge there is a yellow line and blue dashes.
History note: Unknown vendor in Cambridge; S. Fenton of Cranbourne Street, London from whom purchased for £2.10s.0d. on 27 May 1907 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Diameter: 32 cm
Height: 6.4 cm
Height: 2.5 in
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
17th Century, third quarter#
Commonwealth
Charles II
Circa
1655
CE
-
1665
CE
Decoration
composed of
high-temperature colours
( pale yellowish-green, yellow, and brownish-orange)
Back
composed of
lead-glaze
( yellowish with many green areas)
Front
composed of
tin-glaze
Accession number: C.1402-1928
Primary reference Number: 71934
Old object number: 2678
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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